ptyspawn

Tool for executing a command in a new PTY (pseudo-terminal) with new PGID and SID

To get started:

• Download the latest revision:

git clone https://github.com/VHSgunzo/ptyspawn.git && cd ptyspawn

• Build:

make

• Or take an already precompiled binary file from the releases

• Usage:

./ptyspawn [ -vhV ] command {command args}
      -h     Print this help
      -V     Verbose
      -v     Version

• You can also start a new session with logging to a file:

./ptyspawn command {command args} | tee /path/to/file.log

• Features:

• Spawn new full PTY session
• Set new PGID and SID
• Dynamically changing the size of the terminal along with the size of the window
• Return the execution code when exiting

• Exported environment variables:
• PTYSPAWN_PTY - Slave PTY (/dev/pts/X)
• PTYSPAWN_PID - Self process id