NAME

system − issue a shell command

SYNOPSIS

#include <stdio.h>

int 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

sh(1), exec(2). 

DIAGNOSTICS

System stops if it can’t execute sh(1).

May 16, 1980