# system(3)

    NAME
         system - issue a shell command

    SYNOPSIS
         #include <stdlib.h>

         int system(const char *string)

    DESCRIPTION
         System causes the string to be given to sh(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), popen(3), execve(2), wait(2).

    DIAGNOSTICS
         Exit status 127 indicates the shell couldn't be executed.