.TH SYSTEM 3F "19 January 1983"
system \- execute a unix command
.B integer function system (string)
to be given to your shell
as input as if the string had been typed as a command at a terminal.
The current process waits until the command terminates.
The returned value will be the exit status of the shell.
for an explanation of this value.
.ie \nM /usr/ucb/lib/libU77.a
exec(2), wait(2), system(3)
can not be longer than 255 characters.