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1.1     ! root        1: .TH SYSTEM 3
        !             2: .CT 2 proc_man
        !             3: .SH NAME
        !             4: system \(mi issue a shell command
        !             5: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             6: .nf
        !             7: .B system(string)
        !             8: .B char *string;
        !             9: .fi
        !            10: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !            11: .I System
        !            12: causes the command
        !            13: \fLsh -c \fIstring\fR
        !            14: to be executed.
        !            15: The current process waits until the shell has
        !            16: completed, then returns the exit status of the shell.
        !            17: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            18: .IR popen (3),
        !            19: .IR exec (2), 
        !            20: .IR fork (2)
        !            21: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            22: Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.

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