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C Library Functions  - system_cmd (3)

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NAME

system_cmd(3f) - [M_system:SYSTEM_COMMAND] call execute_command_line(3f) (LICENSE:PD)

CONTENTS

Synopsis
Description
Options
Return Value
Examples

SYNOPSIS

function system_cmd(command)

     character(len=*),intent(in) :: command
     logical :: system_cmd

DESCRIPTION

Is a function that calls execute_command_line(3f). system_cmd(3f) executes a string as a system command after trimming the string.

OPTIONS

command
	string specifying system command to execute

RETURN VALUE

Upon successful completion .TRUE. is returned. Otherwise, [char46]FALSE. is returned. If an error occurs an error message is written to stdout.

EXAMPLES

Sample program

       program demo_system_cmd
       use M_system, only : system_cmd
       implicit none
       logical,allocatable :: status(:)
          status=system_cmd([character(len=1024) :: ’date’,’pwd’,’logname’])
          write(*,*)’status=’,status
       end program demo_system_cmd

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Nemo Release 3.1

system_cmd (3)

June 29, 2025

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