Program that returns the minimum value using Fork

[saif9171]

Hi: Here is my question...

Below program needs arguments from command line. How to modify the parent program to provide at least five integers inside of the program, not from command line and keep the program does the same as program.

#include <stdlib.h>
int
main< int argc, char * argv[]> {
      int i=0, data[arg-1], min=0;
      for  <i=1; i<argc; i++> /* convert strings to integar*/
         data[i-1] = atoi<argv[i]>;
      if <fork<> == 0> {
         execlp<"./cat","cat","pg314.c", NULL>; /*run child program*/
         perror<"exec failure">;
exit<1>;
      } else  {
           min = data[0];  /*get minimum from the given values*/
           for <i-1; i < argc-1; i++>
                  if <data[i];
             printf<'Min=%d\n", min>;
        }
}
 

Please help me out. Thanks.

[weaknessforcats]

Why can't you just declare an array and intialize it with your values?

[saif9171]

Why can't you just declare an array and intialize it with your values?

Could you show me in the program like how to declare in array. It would be great if u write the program.

Thanks.

[JosAH]

execlp<"./cat","cat","pg314.c", NULL>; /*run child program*/

I bet you found this somewhere on the net and simply copied and pasted it in
your program; that exec has nothing to do with finding a minimum value recursively
using fork(). Please repost your code in a decent way (correct the parentheses
and put your code in [ code ] ... [ /code ] tags (without the spaces).

kind regards,

Jos