6.19.38 system Function

Execute a command.

Attention: This function is not implemented by MPLAB XC8 C compilers.

Include

<stdlib.h>

Prototype

int system(const char * string);

Argument

string: command to be executed

Remarks

This function is implemented as a stub that must be completed to suit the application.

Default Behavior

When using MPLAB XC16 or XC-DSC, calling this function with a non-NULL string argument will result in an error message being written to stdout and the program resetting ; otherwise, a value of -1 is returned.

When using with MPLAB XC32, the function will do nothing and return a value of -1.