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[9]1.\" @(#)system.3 6.1 (Berkeley) 5/15/85
2.\"
3.TH SYSTEM 3 "May 15, 1985"
4.AT 3
5.SH NAME
6system \- issue a shell command
7.SH SYNOPSIS
8.nf
9.ft B
10#include <stdlib.h>
11
12int system(const char *\fIstring\fP)
13.fi
14.SH DESCRIPTION
15.B System
16causes the
17.I string
18to be given to
19.BR sh (1)
20as input as if the string had been typed as a command
21at a terminal.
22The current process waits until the shell has
23completed, then returns the exit status of the shell.
24.SH "SEE ALSO"
25.BR sh (1),
26.BR popen (3),
27.BR execve (2),
28.BR wait (2).
29.SH DIAGNOSTICS
30Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.
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