void execNodes(node_t* root, node_t *n) {
	// if node has no children, run leafcounter, file is Output_...
	// else, fork child processes and run aggregate_votes
	char** args = malloc(sizeof(char)*1024);

	if (root->num_children == 0) {
		for (int i = 0; i < num_names + 3; i++) {
			if (i == 0) {
				args[i] = "leafcounter";
			} else if (i == 1) {
				args[i] = root->name;
			} else if (i == 2) {
				char str[100];
				strcpy(str, "Output_");
				strcat(str, root->name);
				args[i] = str;
			} else {
				args[i] = candidate_information[i - 3];
			}
		}

		/*
		for (int i = 0; i < num_names + 3; i++) {
			printf("%s\n", args[i]);
		}
		*/

		execv("leafcounter", args);
	} else {
		for (int i = 0; i < root->num_children; i++) {
			pid_t pid = fork();

			if (pid == 0) {
				// child process (call execNodes on child)
				node_t* child = findNodeByID(n, root->children[i]);
				printf("%s\n", child->name);
				execNodes(child, n);
			} else if (pid > 0) {
				// parent process(aggregate_votes on children)
				int status;
				waitpid(pid, &status, 0);
			} else {
				printf("mission failed we'll get em next time\n");
				exit(1);
			}
		}

		for (int i = 0; i < (root->num_children + num_names + 3); i++) {
			if (i == 0) {
				args[i] = "aggregate_votes";
			} else if (i == 1) {
				char* str = malloc(sizeof(char)*100);
				sprintf(str, "%d", root->num_children);
				args[i] = str;
			} else if (i >= 2 && i < (root->num_children + 2)) {
				char* str = malloc(sizeof(char)*100);
				node_t* child = findNodeByID(n, root->children[i - 2]);
				strcpy(str, "Output_");
				strcat(str, child->name);
				args[i] = str;
			} else if (i >= (root->num_children + 2) && i < (root->num_children + 3)) {
				char* str = malloc(sizeof(char)*100);
				strcpy(str, "Output_");
				strcat(str, root->name);
				args[i] = str;
			} else {
				args[i] = candidate_information[i - (root->num_children + 3)];
			}
		}

		/*
		for (int i = 0; i < root->num_children + num_names + 3; i++) {
			printf("%s\n", args[i]);
		}
		*/

		if (strcmp(root->name, "Who_Won") == 0) {
			args[0] = "find_winner";
			execv("find_winner", args);
		} else {
			execv("aggregate_votes", args);
		}
	}
}