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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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