| Line | |
|---|
| 1 | .\" @(#)system.3 6.1 (Berkeley) 5/15/85
|
|---|
| 2 | .\"
|
|---|
| 3 | .TH SYSTEM 3 "May 15, 1985"
|
|---|
| 4 | .AT 3
|
|---|
| 5 | .SH NAME
|
|---|
| 6 | system \- issue a shell command
|
|---|
| 7 | .SH SYNOPSIS
|
|---|
| 8 | .nf
|
|---|
| 9 | .ft B
|
|---|
| 10 | #include <stdlib.h>
|
|---|
| 11 |
|
|---|
| 12 | int system(const char *\fIstring\fP)
|
|---|
| 13 | .fi
|
|---|
| 14 | .SH DESCRIPTION
|
|---|
| 15 | .B System
|
|---|
| 16 | causes the
|
|---|
| 17 | .I string
|
|---|
| 18 | to be given to
|
|---|
| 19 | .BR sh (1)
|
|---|
| 20 | as input as if the string had been typed as a command
|
|---|
| 21 | at a terminal.
|
|---|
| 22 | The current process waits until the shell has
|
|---|
| 23 | completed, 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
|
|---|
| 30 | Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.
|
|---|
Note:
See
TracBrowser
for help on using the repository browser.
