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.\"	@(#)system.3	6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH SYSTEM 3 ""
.AT 3
.SH NAME
system \- issue a shell command
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B system(string)
.B char *string;
.fi
.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(3S),
execve(2),
wait(2)
.SH DIAGNOSTICS
Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.
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929cacff	1	.\" @(#)system.3 6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
6363d9ff	2	.\"
929cacff	3	.TH SYSTEM 3 ""
6363d9ff KM	4	.AT 3
	5	.SH NAME
	6	system \- issue a shell command
	7	.SH SYNOPSIS
	8	.nf
	9	.B system(string)
	10	.B char *string;
	11	.fi
	12	.SH DESCRIPTION
	13	.I System
	14	causes the
	15	.I string
	16	to be given to
	17	.IR sh (1)
	18	as input as if the string had been typed as a command
	19	at a terminal.
	20	The current process waits until the shell has
	21	completed, then returns the exit status of the shell.
	22	.SH "SEE ALSO"
3e624ebc KM	23	popen(3S),
	24	execve(2),
	25	wait(2)
6363d9ff KM	26	.SH DIAGNOSTICS
6363d9ff KM	27	Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.