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Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:21:22 -0400
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From: DJ Delorie <dj AT delorie DOT com>
To: zhong_gang AT hotmail DOT com
CC: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
In-reply-to: <F68EqPeQ1qV94h4Jzgi0000240a@hotmail.com>
	(zhong_gang AT hotmail DOT com)
Subject: Re: System call
References:  <F68EqPeQ1qV94h4Jzgi0000240a AT hotmail DOT com>


>   errno=system("dir");

There is no program called "dir" anywhere on your computer.  No
dir.exe, no dir.com.  Only the command shell knows how to run "dir"
(and other built-ins).  So, if you want to do a "dir" you must tell
the command shell to do it, either with system("cmd /c dir") or system
("command /c dir").

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