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.TH SYSTEM 3
.SH NAME
system \- issue a shell command 
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B system(string)
.br
.B char *string;
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I System
causes the
.I string
to be given to
.IR  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.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
popen(3),
exec(2), wait(2)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.
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bd47a035 DR	1	.TH SYSTEM 3
	2	.SH NAME
	3	system \- issue a shell command
	4	.SH SYNOPSIS
	5	.B system(string)
	6	.br
	7	.B char *string;
	8	.SH DESCRIPTION
	9	.I System
	10	causes the
	11	.I string
	12	to be given to
	13	.IR sh (1)
	14	as input as if the string had been typed as a command
	15	at a terminal.
	16	The current process waits until the shell has
	17	completed, then returns the exit status of the shell.
	18	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	19	popen(3),
	20	exec(2), wait(2)
	21	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
	22	Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.