问execvp/fork --如何捕获不成功的执行？

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int returnStatus; // The return status of the child process.
pid_t pid = fork();

if (pid == -1) // error with forking.
{
   // Not really important for this question.
}
else if (pid == 0) // We're in the child process.
{
   execvp(programName, programNameAndCommandsArray); // vars declared above fork().

   // If this code executes the execution has failed.
   exit(127); // This exit code was taken from a exec tutorial -- why 127?
}
else // We're in the parent process.
{
   wait(&returnStatus); // Wait for the child process to exit.

   if (returnStatus == -1) // The child process execution failed.
   {
      // Log an error of execution.
   }
}