@node system
@section @code{system}
@findex system

POSIX specification: @url{http://www.opengroup.org/susv3xsh/system.html}

Gnulib module: ---

Portability problems fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@end itemize

Portability problems not fixed by Gnulib:
@itemize
@item
On Windows platforms (excluding Cygwin), the command processor used by the
@code{system} function is @file{cmd.exe}, not @file{/bin/sh}.  Accordingly,
the rules for quoting shell arguments containing spaces, quote or other special
characters are different.
@end itemize