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+/*
+ * Purpose: Program to demonstrate the popen function.
+ *
+ * to do: Check that the 'popen' was successfull.
+ *
+ * Author:  M J Leslie.
+ * Date:    08-Jan-94
+*/
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+main()
+{
+  FILE *fp;
+  char line[130];			/* line of data from unix command*/
+   
+  fp = popen("ls -l", "r");		/* Issue the command.		*/
+
+					/* Read a line			*/
+  while ( fgets( line, sizeof line, fp))
+  {
+    printf("%s", line);
+  }
+  pclose(fp);
+}