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version 1.35, 2004/06/13 21:44:51	version 1.36, 2004/08/27 15:53:50
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\G @code{system} command.	\G @code{system} command.

: system ( c-addr u -- ) \ gforth	: system ( c-addr u -- ) \ gforth
\G Pass the string specified by @var{c-addr u} to the host operating system	\G Pass the string specified by @var{c-addr u} to the host operating
\G for execution in a sub-shell.	\G system for execution in a sub-shell. The value of the environment
	\G variable @code{GFORTHSYSTEMPREFIX} (or its default value) is
	\G prepended to the string (mainly to support using @code{command.com}
	\G as shell in Windows instead of whatever shell Cygwin uses by
	\G default; @pxref{Environment variables}).
(system) throw TO $? ;	(system) throw TO $? ;

: sh ( "..." -- ) \ gforth	: sh ( "..." -- ) \ gforth