/* Enumerates applications in the Applications folder.
 * Requires that you #include <stdio.h>.
 */

//Get file descriptor to list of applications.
FILE *list = popen("ls -d /var/mobile/Applications/*/*.app | cut -d '/' -f 6", "r");
if (list == NULL) {
  NSLog(@"Failed to invoke subprocess, dying...\n");
  //die here.
}

//read contents of list file
NSMutableString *appList = [[NSMutableString alloc] init];
char buf[32]; //buffer for appnames, doesn't really matter how long it is.
while(fgets(str, 32, list) != NULL) { //more stuff to read
  NSString NSbuf = [NSString stringWithCString: buf]; //convert it to objc form
  [appList appendString: NSbuf]; //append it to list
}

//convert contents into list
NSArray *applications = [appList componentsSeparatedByString: @"\n"];

//clean up after ourselves
pclose(list);

/* DISCLAIMER:
 * That was just more C than I've done in a year or two,
 * and more Objective-C than I've done *ever*.
 *
 * Get someone else to read it,
 * and PLEASE don't hesitate to blame it for any interesting bugs.
 */