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Re: system() does not wait

by ikegami (Patriarch)
on Nov 30, 2005 at 15:42 UTC ( [id://513095]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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in reply to system() does not wait

system normally waits for the child process to finish, but there are exceptions.
  • If you do system "... &" on unix, system will return without waiting for the child process to finish.
  • If you do system -1, ... on Windows, system will return without waiting for the child process to finish.
  • Some application launch another application and exit immediately (like the Windows command start), so system would return immediately too.
  • Running a windowed (as opposed to console) application in Windows will also cause system to return immediately (IIRC).

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Re^2: system() does not wait
by cbolcato (Novice) on Nov 30, 2005 at 15:45 UTC
    I'm running on a Linux machine and there is no "..&"
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