what is the exec function and its family. The exec function family is all functions used to execute a file, such as execl, execlp, execle, execv, and execvp.They are all frontends for execve and provide different methods of calling it. why is this function used. Exec functions are used when you want to execute (launch) a file (program). More @Wikipedia
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