How do I rename a process on Linux?
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I'm using Python, for what it's worth, but will accept answers in any applicable language.
I've tried writing to /proc/$pid/cmdline
, but that's a readonly file.
I've tried assigning a new string to sys.argv[0]
, but that has no perceptible impact.
Are there any other possibilities? My program is executing processes via os.system
(equivalent to system(3)
) so a general, *NIX-based solution using an additional spawning process would be fine.
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