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−@node system
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−@section @code{system}
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−@findex system
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−
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−POSIX specification:@* @url{http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/system.html}
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−
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−Gnulib module: system-posix
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−
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−Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
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−@itemize
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−@item
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−The macros @code{WIFSIGNALED}, @code{WIFEXITED}, @code{WIFSTOPPED},
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−@code{WTERMSIG}, @code{WEXITSTATUS}, @code{WNOHANG}, @code{WUNTRACED},
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−@code{WSTOPSIG} are not defined in @code{<stdlib.h>} (only in
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−@code{<sys/wait.h>}) on some platforms:
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−MirBSD 10.
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−@end itemize
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−
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−Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
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−@itemize
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−@item
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−On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), the command processor used by the
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−@code{system} function is @file{cmd.exe}, not @file{/bin/sh}.  Accordingly,
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−the rules for quoting shell arguments containing spaces, quote or other special
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−characters are different.
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−@end itemize