system(3F)                                             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
          sh(1), exec(2), system(3S).








































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