//----------------------------------------------------------------
//	tryexec.s
//
//	This program shows how you can directly invoke the Linux
//	'sys_execve()' system-call to execute another executable 
//	file which expects a command-line argument.
//
//		assemble using:  $ as tryexec.s -o tryexec.o
//		then link with:  $ ld tryexec.o -o tryexec
//
//	programmer: ALLAN CRUSE
//	written on: 26 APR 2005
//----------------------------------------------------------------

	.equ	sys_execve, 11

	.data
progname: .asciz	"xmas"
year:	  .asciz	"1984"
argv:	.int		progname, year, 0

	.text
_start:	movl	$sys_execve, %eax
	movl	$progname, %ebx
	movl	$argv, %ecx
	movl	$0, %edx
	int	$0x80

	movl	$1, %eax
	int	$0x80

	.global	_start
	.end