system

system( 
t_command 
) 
=> x_result

Description

Spawns a separate UNIX process to execute a command.

Arguments

t_command

Command to execute.

Value Returned

x_result

The return code caused by executing the given UNIX command.

Examples

The output of the system() command is redirected to a UNIX terminal window

system( "date" ) 
Tue Aug 22 16:24:33 IST 2017
0
system( "daa" )
sh: daa: not found
1

Related Topics

Environment Functions

sh, shell

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