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1.1     ! root        1: .TH SYSTEM 3F "18 July 1983"
        !             2: .UC 4
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: system \- execute a \s-2UNIX\s0 command
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .B integer function system (string)
        !             7: .br
        !             8: .B character*(*) string
        !             9: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            10: .I System
        !            11: causes
        !            12: .I string
        !            13: to be given to your shell
        !            14: as input as if the string had been typed as a command.
        !            15: If environment variable
        !            16: .B SHELL
        !            17: is found, its value will be used as the command interpreter (shell);
        !            18: otherwise
        !            19: .IR sh (1)
        !            20: is used.
        !            21: .PP
        !            22: The current process waits until the command terminates.
        !            23: The returned value will be the exit status of the shell.
        !            24: See
        !            25: .IR wait (2)
        !            26: for an explanation of this value.
        !            27: .SH FILES
        !            28: .ie \nM /usr/ucb/lib/libU77.a
        !            29: .el /usr/lib/libU77.a
        !            30: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            31: exec(2), wait(2), system(3)
        !            32: .SH BUGS
        !            33: .I String
        !            34: can not be longer than NCARGS\-50 characters, as defined in
        !            35: .RI < sys/param.h >.

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