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593 B
Groff
31 lines
593 B
Groff
.\" @(#)system.3 6.1 (Berkeley) 5/15/85
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.\"
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.TH SYSTEM 3 "May 15, 1985"
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.AT 3
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.SH NAME
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system \- issue a shell command
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.nf
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.ft B
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#include <stdlib.h>
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int system(const char *\fIstring\fP)
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.fi
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.B System
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causes the
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.I string
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to be given to
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.BR sh (1)
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as input as if the string had been typed as a command
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at a terminal.
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The current process waits until the shell has
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completed, then returns the exit status of the shell.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR sh (1),
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.BR popen (3),
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.BR execve (2),
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.BR wait (2).
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.SH DIAGNOSTICS
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Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.
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