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SYSTEM(3)                  Library Functions Manual                  SYSTEM(3)

NAME
       system - issue a shell command

SYNOPSIS
       system(string)
       char *string;

DESCRIPTION
       System causes the string to be given to sh(1) 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.

SEE ALSO
       popen(3), exec(2), wait(2)

DIAGNOSTICS
       Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.

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