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)

NOTES

When compiling source with the -Qocs option, an explicit underscore needs to be added to the end of the routine name. 

CX/UX Hf77 Fortran Reference Manual