Introduction

This application implements a manager of OS processes.

Features

• Starting, stopping OS commands and having access to their OS process IDs.
• Providing versatile OS command options, like working directory, environment setting, alternative termination command, effective user, process priority options.
• Ability to link Erlang processes to OS processes (via intermediate Erlang Pids that are linked to an associated OS process).
• Proper cleanup of OS processes at port program termination time.

See docs/html/index.html for complete documentation details.

Installation

$ ./configure [--prefix=/path/to/local/installation/location] $ make $ make install