Enable close-on-exec on socket #651
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When the close-on-exec flag is set, the file descriptor is automatically closed upon a successful exec. This keeps a child process--such as one started using system()--from inheriting the file descriptor. Signed-off-by: Tom Carroll <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Tom Carroll <[email protected]>
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By default, children processes inherit the parent's file descriptors. Enabling close-on-exec closes the file descriptor upon exec.