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Run the program without starting a shell?

• hadoukenio 12y ago
  This is exactly what system() does.
  • noselasd 12y ago
    No, system() uses /bin/sh to run the program.
    • camperman 12y ago
      Which is symbolically linked to /bin/bash on many of my systems.
  • malka 12y ago
    no, you need to use the exec* family function to start a process without invoking the shell. Take care, it does not really start a new program. It replaces the current executing program. So, you will need to fork beforehand.