NAME

     system - issue a shell command


SYNOPSIS

     #include <stdlib.h>

     int system(const 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), popen(3), execve(2), wait(2).


DIAGNOSTICS

     Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.