Tcl_FindExecutable(3) Tcl Library Procedures Tcl_FindExecutable(3)______________________________________________________________________________NAME
Tcl_FindExecutable, Tcl_GetNameOfExecutable - identify or return the
name of the binary file containing the application
SYNOPSIS
#include <tcl.h>
void
Tcl_FindExecutable(argv0)
const char *
Tcl_GetNameOfExecutable()ARGUMENTS
char *argv0 (in) The first command-line argument to the pro‐
gram, which gives the application's name.
_________________________________________________________________DESCRIPTION
The Tcl_FindExecutable procedure computes the full path name of the
executable file from which the application was invoked and saves it for
Tcl's internal use. The executable's path name is needed for several
purposes in Tcl. For example, it is needed on some platforms in the
implementation of the load command. It is also returned by the info
nameofexecutable command.
On UNIX platforms this procedure is typically invoked as the very first
thing in the application's main program; it must be passed argv[0] as
its argument. It is important not to change the working directory
before the invocation. Tcl_FindExecutable uses argv0 along with the
PATH environment variable to find the application's executable, if pos‐
sible. If it fails to find the binary, then future calls to info name‐
ofexecutable will return an empty string.
Tcl_GetNameOfExecutable simply returns a pointer to the internal full
path name of the executable file as computed by Tcl_FindExecutable.
This procedure call is the C API equivalent to the info nameofexe‐
cutable command. NULL is returned if the internal full path name has
not been computed or unknown.
KEYWORDS
binary, executable file
Tcl 8.1 Tcl_FindExecutable(3)
