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NAME

6       system - execute a UNIX command
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SYNOPSIS

9       integer function system (string)
10       character*(*) string
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DESCRIPTION

13       System  causes  string  to  be  given  to your shell as input as if the
14       string had been typed as a command.  If environment variable  SHELL  is
15       found,  its value will be used as the command interpreter (shell); oth‐
16       erwise sh(1) is used.
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18       The current process waits until the command terminates.   The  returned
19       value  will be the exit status of the shell.  See wait(2) for an expla‐
20       nation of this value.
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FILES

23       /usr/lib/libU77.a
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SEE ALSO

26       exec(2), wait(2), system(3)
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BUGS

29       String can not be longer  than  NCARGS-50  characters,  as  defined  in
30       <sys/param.h>.
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344.2 Berkeley Distribution        May 15, 1985                       SYSTEM(3F)