How to call unix commands from within C++

[scecilia]

Hello,

How can I invoke a unix command from within my C++ code?

Thanks,
--Cecilia

 

[scecilia]

I got it, I need double quotes arougn exec() as in:

exec("ls -l"

Thanks,

 

[rossno]

Try these links for more unix process control functions. Learn the parent child relationship between processes with these various process controls:

T exec():

http://www.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/007908799/xsh/exec.html

To fork():

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=fork()+function

To spawn():

http://www.qnx.com/developer/docs/qnx_6.1_docs/neutrino/lib_ref/s/spawn.html

and system():

http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/C/node22.html#SECTION002200000000000000000

Good luck,

norm

 

[scecilia]

Thank you Norm!