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<h1>system function</h1>
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The <b>system</b> function is used to issue a command.
Execution of your program will not continue until the command has completed.
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Library: stdlib.h
Prototype: int system(const char *cmd);
Syntax: system( "cat /etc/hosts");
Notes:
In Unix systems, the command is passed to "/bin/sh -c" for
execution. I do not know what handles the command in DOS systems.
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<h2>See Also:</h2>
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<li><a href="popen.html">popen</a> Open a pipe.
<li><a href="pclose.html">pclose</a> Close a pipe.
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<address>Martin Leslie
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