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SYSTEM(3)						     Library Functions Manual							 SYSTEM(3)

NAME
       system - issue a shell command

SYNOPSIS
       #include <stdlib.h>

       int system(const 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
       sh(1), popen(3), execve(2), wait(2).

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

7th Edition							   May 15, 1985 							 SYSTEM(3)