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From: Brian Inglis <Brian DOT Inglis AT SystematicSW DOT Invalid>
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On 30 Sep 2004 22:56:46 -0700 in comp.os.msdos.djgpp,
vyom2k4 AT yahoo DOT com (Vyom) wrote:

>Also,
>
>How should I use the CD command in system()
>
>system("cd \"program files\" ");
>
>or should the space be escaped?

Use the chdir() and getcwd() functions instead, just like in the
example program posted above. Escapes to system() only affect the
spawned shell environment and not the program! 
Read 'info libc a system' for more details: this function is highly
customized for DJGPP. 

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Thanks. Take care, Brian Inglis 	Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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