Get service status in c++ linux

Question

in my c++ application in linux how can I get a service status (like service abc status in terminal when the abc is the service)

thanks

Answer 1

FILE * f = popen("service abc status", "r");

Then read from f with eg fgets

char Line[100];
while (fgets(Line, 100, f) != NULL)
    cout << Line;

Remember to close the file:

int st = pclose(f);

Then you can check the exit code and such using the macros described in "man 2 wait" on st