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<h1 class="doctools_title">processman(n) 0.1 tcllib &quot;processman&quot;</h1>
<div id="name" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="name">Name</a></h2>
<p>processman - Tool for automating the period callback of commands</p>
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<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#toc">Table Of Contents</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#synopsis">Synopsis</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#section1">Description</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#section2">Commands</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#section3">Bugs, Ideas, Feedback</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#keywords">Keywords</a></li>
<li class="doctools_section"><a href="#category">Category</a></li>
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<div id="synopsis" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="synopsis">Synopsis</a></h2>
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<li>package require <b class="pkgname">Tcl 8.5</b></li>
<li>package require <b class="pkgname">twapi 3.1</b></li>
<li>package require <b class="pkgname">cron 1.1</b></li>
<li>package require <b class="pkgname">processman <span class="opt">?0.1?</span></b></li>
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<li><a href="#1"><b class="cmd">::processman::find_exe</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#2"><b class="cmd">::processman::kill</b> <i class="arg">id</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#3"><b class="cmd">::processman::kill_all</b></a></li>
<li><a href="#4"><b class="cmd">::processman::killexe</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#5"><b class="cmd">::processman::onexit</b> <i class="arg">id</i> <i class="arg">cmd</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#6"><b class="cmd">::processman::priority</b> <i class="arg">id</i> <i class="arg">level</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#7"><b class="cmd">::processman::process_list</b></a></li>
<li><a href="#8"><b class="cmd">::processman::process_list</b> <i class="arg">id</i></a></li>
<li><a href="#9"><b class="cmd">::processman::spawn</b> <i class="arg">id</i> <i class="arg">cmd</i> <i class="arg">args</i></a></li>
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<div id="section1" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="section1">Description</a></h2>
<p>The <b class="package">processman</b> package provides a Pure-tcl set of utilities
to manage child processes in a platform-generic nature.</p>
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<div id="section2" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="section2">Commands</a></h2>
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<dt><a name="1"><b class="cmd">::processman::find_exe</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>Locate an executable by the name of <i class="arg">name</i> in the system path. On windows,
also add the .exe extention if not given.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="2"><b class="cmd">::processman::kill</b> <i class="arg">id</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>Kill a child process <i class="arg">id</i>.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="3"><b class="cmd">::processman::kill_all</b></a></dt>
<dd><p>Kill all processes spawned by this program</p></dd>
<dt><a name="4"><b class="cmd">::processman::killexe</b> <i class="arg">name</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>Kill a process identified by the executable. On Unix, this triggers a killall.
On windows, <b class="cmd">twapi::get_process_ids</b> is used to map a name one or more IDs,
which are then killed.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="5"><b class="cmd">::processman::onexit</b> <i class="arg">id</i> <i class="arg">cmd</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>Arrange to execute the script <i class="arg">cmd</i> when this programe detects that
process <i class="arg">id</i> as terminated.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="6"><b class="cmd">::processman::priority</b> <i class="arg">id</i> <i class="arg">level</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>Mark process <i class="arg">id</i> with the priorty <i class="arg">level</i>. Valid levels: low, high, default.</p>
<p>On Unix, the process is tagged using the <b class="cmd">nice</b> command.</p>
<p>On Windows, the process is modifed via the <b class="cmd">twapi::set_priority_class</b></p></dd>
<dt><a name="7"><b class="cmd">::processman::process_list</b></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return a list of processes that have been triggered by this program, as
well as a boolean flag to indicate if the process is still running.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="8"><b class="cmd">::processman::process_list</b> <i class="arg">id</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>Return true if process <i class="arg">id</i> is still running, false otherwise.</p></dd>
<dt><a name="9"><b class="cmd">::processman::spawn</b> <i class="arg">id</i> <i class="arg">cmd</i> <i class="arg">args</i></a></dt>
<dd><p>Start a child process, identified by <i class="arg">id</i>. <i class="arg">cmd</i> is the name
of the command to execute. <i class="arg">args</i> are arguments to pass to that command.</p></dd>
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<div id="section3" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="section3">Bugs, Ideas, Feedback</a></h2>
<p>This document, and the package it describes, will undoubtedly contain
bugs and other problems.
Please report such in the category <em>odie</em> of the
<a href="http://core.tcl.tk/tcllib/reportlist">Tcllib Trackers</a>.
Please also report any ideas for enhancements you may have for either
package and/or documentation.</p>
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<div id="keywords" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="keywords">Keywords</a></h2>
<p><a href="../../../../index.html#key255">odie</a>, <a href="../../../../index.html#key256">processman</a></p>
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<div id="category" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="category">Category</a></h2>
<p>System</p>
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<div id="copyright" class="doctools_section"><h2><a name="copyright">Copyright</a></h2>
<p>Copyright &copy; 2015 Sean Woods &lt;yoda@etoyoc.com&gt;</p>
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