SYSTEM(3F)                           SysV                           SYSTEM(3F)



NAME
     system - issue a shell command from FORTRAN

SYNOPSIS
     character*N c

     call system(c)

DESCRIPTION
     system causes its character argument to be given to sh(1) as input, as if
     the string had been typed at a terminal. The current process waits until
     the shell has completed.

SEE ALSO
     exec(2), system(3S).
     sh(1) in the SysV Command Reference.