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Diffstat (limited to 'src/common.c')
-rw-r--r-- | src/common.c | 13 |
1 files changed, 13 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/common.c b/src/common.c index d06307cb..821acd3e 100644 --- a/src/common.c +++ b/src/common.c @@ -483,3 +483,16 @@ get_mentions(gboolean whole_word, gboolean case_sensitive, const char *const mes return mentions; } + +void +call_external(const char *const exe, const char *const param) +{ + GString *cmd = g_string_new(""); + + g_string_append_printf(cmd, "%s %s > /dev/null 2>&1", exe, param); + log_debug("Calling external: %s", cmd->str); + FILE *stream = popen(cmd->str, "r"); + + pclose(stream); + g_string_free(cmd, TRUE); +} |