SYSTEM

Section: C Library Functions (3)
Updated: May 15, 1985
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NAME

system - issue a shell command

SYNOPSIS

system(string)
char *string;

DESCRIPTION

System causes the string to be given to sh(1) as input as if the string had been typed as a command at a terminal. The current process waits until the shell has completed, then returns the exit status of the shell.

DIAGNOSTICS

Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.