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<h5 class="unnumberedsubsubsec">system</h5>
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<p><a name="index-system_002c-file_002di_002fo-system-call-3615"></a>
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<dt>Synopsis:<dd>
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<pre class="smallexample"> int system(const char *command);
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<br><dt>Request:<dd>‘<samp><span class="samp">Fsystem,</span><var>commandptr</var><span class="samp">/</span><var>len</var></samp>’
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<br><dt>Return value:<dd>If <var>len</var> is zero, the return value indicates whether a shell is
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available. A zero return value indicates a shell is not available.
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For non-zero <var>len</var>, the value returned is -1 on error and the
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return status of the command otherwise. Only the exit status of the
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command is returned, which is extracted from the host's <code>system</code>
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return value by calling <code>WEXITSTATUS(retval)</code>. In case
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<samp><span class="file">/bin/sh</span></samp> could not be executed, 127 is returned.
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<br><dt>Errors:<dd>
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<dt><code>EINTR</code><dd>The call was interrupted by the user.
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<p><span class="sc">gdb</span> takes over the full task of calling the necessary host calls
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to perform the <code>system</code> call. The return value of <code>system</code> on
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the host is simplified before it's returned
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to the target. Any termination signal information from the child process
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is discarded, and the return value consists
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entirely of the exit status of the called command.
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<p>Due to security concerns, the <code>system</code> call is by default refused
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by <span class="sc">gdb</span>. The user has to allow this call explicitly with the
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<code>set remote system-call-allowed 1</code> command.
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<dl>
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<dt><code>set remote system-call-allowed</code><dd><a name="index-set-remote-system_002dcall_002dallowed-3616"></a>Control whether to allow the <code>system</code> calls in the File I/O
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protocol for the remote target. The default is zero (disabled).
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<br><dt><code>show remote system-call-allowed</code><dd><a name="index-show-remote-system_002dcall_002dallowed-3617"></a>Show whether the <code>system</code> calls are allowed in the File I/O
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protocol.
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