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System Linux

Vangie Beal
Last Updated May 24, 2021 7:56 am

The system Linux command will execute a shell command specified by calling the /bi/sh -c command. SIGCHLD will be blocked and SIGINT and SIGQUIT will be ignored while executing the system() command.

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