std::system
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int system( const char *command );
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Calls the host environment's command processor with command parameter. Returns implementation-defined value (usually the value that the invoked program returns).
If command is NULL pointer, checks if host environment has a command processor and returns nonzero value only if the command processor exists.
Parameters
| command | - | character string identifying the command to be run in the command processor. If NULL pointer is given, command processor is checked for existence |
Return value
Implementation-defined value. If command is NULL returns nonzero value only if command processor exists.
Example
In this example there is a system call of the unix command ls -l >test.txt:
Run this code
#include <cstdlib>
int main()
{
std::system("ls -l >test.txt");
}
See also
C documentation for system
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