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Set `*result` to a path with which the executable can be accessed (which may bear no relation to the command line used to begin this process). Return 0 on success, and a non‐zero value otherwise. On failure, `*result` will not be modified. Note that the returned value of `*result` may not correspond to the value of `argv[0]` passed to `main`. Some systems provide more reliable alternatives, such as through the "/proc" file system.

== Synopsis

Declared in `<bdls_processutil.h>`

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