From: Rob Biedenharn <Rob@...>
Date: 2010-05-21T23:17:54+09:00
Subject: Re: Application Name / Process Name


On May 21, 2010, at 9:55 AM, 12345678 123456789 wrote:

> Is there any way to set the application name or process name that
> appears in task manager for a program?
> --  
> Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.
>


$0 = "This is my program\0"

But you might have trouble if you want to set the name to something  
longer than the original program + args. (I.e., $0.length

You can also run into trouble if a process monitor (e.g., monit) is  
relying on the process name.

-Rob

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