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From: Chris Faylor <cgf AT cygnus DOT com>
Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 16:15:43 -0400
To: cygwin AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com
Subject: Re: System call
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In-Reply-To: <200008071421.KAA02793@envy.delorie.com>; from dj@delorie.com on Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 10:21:22AM -0400

On Mon, Aug 07, 2000 at 10:21:22AM -0400, DJ Delorie wrote:
>>   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").

Also, make sure that you have a "/bin/sh" on your system.

The system() function uses /bin/sh to run programs.

cgf

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