system

Sends a command to the operating system.

Syntax

• system(cmd[, args])

  • cmd is a string

  • args is a string

Description

If cmd is a string, then system(cmd) sends the command stored in cmd to the operating system for immediate execution. cmd is typically an executable file, a directory, a document file, or a URL.

If cmd is an executable file then args contains the command-line arguments to call it with.

Examples

system("notepad")

success

system("notepad", "D:\numbers.txt")

success

system("D:\picture.jpg")

success

system("https://rejbrand.se")

success

system("mailto:albus.dumbledore@hogwarts.ac.uk?subject=Regarding the vacant DADA position")

success