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// Package executil provides small helpers for constructing subprocess commands.
package executil

import (
	"fmt"
	"os/exec"

	"golang.org/x/sys/execabs"
)

// Command resolves an executable to an absolute path before constructing the command.
func Command(name string, args ...string) (*exec.Cmd, error) {
	path, err := execabs.LookPath(name)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("find executable %q: %w", name, err)
	}

	//nolint:gosec // Callers intentionally choose the executable and arguments; LookPath resolves the binary first.
	return execabs.Command(path, args...), nil
}