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Date: Fri, 20 Aug 1999 14:32:47 -0700
From: Nate Eldredge <nate AT cartsys DOT com>
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Subject: Re: What's the difference between system, spawn and exec?
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Campbell, Rolf [SKY:1U32:EXCH] wrote:
> 
> Goh Yong Kwang wrote:
> 
> > The functions, system(), spawn() and exec() are used to execute other programs
> > or commands. So what's the difference between them?
> >
> > When should I use system(), spawn() and exec()?
> 
>     You should only use 'exec' when you are writing a program for UNIX, and it is
> only in DJGPP for the purpose of compatability. 

And even so is not very useful without `fork', which DJGPP doesn't have
at all.  `system' is much more portable, so use it whenever practical.

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Nate Eldredge
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