execl
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:title: Shellcode Compiler Runtime

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int execl(const char* filename, const char* arg0, ...);
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Starts a new program.  The program started is given by `filename` and passed the arguments given.
The list of arguments is terminated by a `NULL` parameter.  The default environment is used.

This function does not return if successful.  Returns the negation of the error code on error.

WARNING: Do not use this function with the `--stack-grows-up` option.  Use `execve` or the
built-in shell spawning functions if this option is desired.

See also
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link:bash.html[bash],
link:execve.html[execve],
link:interactive_bash.html[interactive_bash],
link:interactive_sh.html[interactive_sh],
link:sh.html[sh],
link:system.html[system]