SYSTEM — Execute a shell command#

SYSTEM(COMMAND)#

Passes the command COMMAND to a shell (see system(3)). If argument STATUS is present, it contains the value returned by system(3), which is presumably 0 if the shell command succeeded. Note that which shell is used to invoke the command is system-dependent and environment-dependent.

Parameters:

  • COMMAND – Shall be of default CHARACTER type.

  • STATUS – (Optional) Shall be of default INTEGER type.

Standard:

GNU extension

Class:

Subroutine, function

Syntax:
CALL SYSTEM(COMMAND [, STATUS])
STATUS = SYSTEM(COMMAND)
See also:

EXECUTE_COMMAND_LINE — Execute a shell command, which is part of the Fortran 2008 standard and should considered in new code for future portability.