- process-spawn MODE COMMAND #!optional ARGUMENT-LIST ENVIRONMENT-LIST EXACT-FLAGprocedure
Creates and runs a new process with the given COMMAND filename and the optional ARGUMENT-LIST and ENVIRONMENT-LIST. MODE specifies how exactly the process should be executed and must be one or more of the spawn/... flags defined above.
The EXACT-FLAG, default #f, controls quote-wrapping of argument strings. When #t quote-wrapping is not performed.
Returns:
- the exit status when synchronous
- the PID when asynchronous
- -1 when failure