SYSTEM(3S)          UNIX Programmer's Manual           SYSTEM(3S)

NAME
     system - issue a shell command

SYNOPSIS
     #include <stdio.h>

     int system (string)
     char *string;

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY
     Level:    HP-UX/RUN ONLY

     Origin:   System V

DESCRIPTION
     _S_y_s_t_e_m causes the _s_t_r_i_n_g to be given to _s_h(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), exec(2).

DIAGNOSTICS
     The _s_y_s_t_e_m library routine terminates unsuccessfully  if  it
     can't execute _s_h(1).