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Task/Execute-a-system-command/Euphoria/execute-a-system-command.euphoria

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+ -- system --
+-- the simplest way --
+-- system spawns a new shell so I/O redirection is possible --
+
+system( "dir /w c:\temp\ " ) -- Microsoft --
+
+system( "/bin/ls -l /tmp" ) -- Linux BSD OSX --
+
+----
+
+ -- system_exec() --
+ -- system_exec does not spawn a new shell --
+ -- ( like bash or cmd.exe ) --
+
+integer exit_code = 0
+sequence ls_command = ""
+
+ifdef UNIX or LINUX or OSX then
+    ls_command = "/bin/ls -l "
+elsifdef WINDOWS then
+    ls_command = "dir /w "
+end ifdef
+
+exit_code = system_exec( ls_command )
+
+if exit_code = -1 then
+    puts( STDERR, " could not execute " & ls_command & "\n" )
+elsif exit_code = 0 then
+    puts( STDERR, ls_command & " succeeded\n")
+else
+    printf( STDERR, "command %s failed with code %d\n", ls_command, exit_code)
+end if