Re: Shell commands in linux

[Nick Hill <nikhilwiz@xxxxxxxxx>]

--- Muthu <muthu811@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Cheedu,
> 
> 	The following example is a simple use of the
> "system" in C
> 
> /*Start of Program*/
> #include<stdio.h>
> main()
> {
> 	system("clear");	/* This line executes the "clear"
> command of the shell
clear is an external program. It is not a shell
command.

Nikhil.

> }
> /*End of the Program*/
> 
> HTH
> 
> regards
> Muthu
> 
> Cheedu wrote:
> > 
> >         Thanx for your reply for my earlier
> question. But the man pages
> > didn't help. Can you tell me how to use the
> "system " and "execve" . An
> > example would be nice.
> > 
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