SYSTEM(S)                XENIX System V                 SYSTEM(S)



     Name
          system - Executes a shell command.

     Syntax
          #include <stdio.h>

          int system (string)
          char *string;

     Description
          system causes the string to be given to sh(C) 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.

     Return Value
          Errors, such as syntax errors, cause a non-zero return value
          and execution of the command file is abandoned.  Otherwise,
          the exit status of the last command executed is returned.

     See Also
          sh(C), exec(S)

     Diagnostics
          system stops if it can't execute sh(C).






























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