SYSTEM(3) SYSTEM(3)
NAME
system - issue a shell command
SYNOPSIS
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
popen(3), exec(2), wait(2)
DIAGNOSTICS
Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.