call operating system
command: SYSTEM [<cmd>]
Calls the command interpreter of the operating system of the computer and passes <cmd> as input. If the operating system is case-sensitive it is necessary to switch off the automatic case conversion by SWITCH capcnv off, but then you have to enter all following command verbs and keywords in uppercase until the cap conversion is switched on again by SWITCH capcnv on.
parameters
- <cmd> parameter type: string
Machine dependent command string.
qualifiers
- /doslash
Replace all back-slashes by forward slashes.
- /echo
Echo the final command on screen.
example
- system
- enables the user to enter one command line to the operating system
