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SYSTEM -- execute system command

COMMAND = <string:1> 'nothing' Unix or DOS command

Description:
This command executes the specified operating system command, for example `rm' or `ls' on a Unix system, or `dir' on a Windows machine. This should be avoided in portable TOP scripts, precisely because the available commands differ between operating systems.



Ben Webb 2004-10-04