Thread: Using System on other consoles

Hi!
If I create a program on Windows and I use the System function in my code, If I use it on a different OS, will the program ignore the system function and keep running, or will the whole program stop straight out?

Originally Posted by Dasttann777

Hi!
If I create a program on Windows and I use the System function in my code, If I use it on a different OS, will the program ignore the system function and keep running, or will the whole program stop straight out?

All other systems have different shells than windows. So the shell will just print something similar to "Command not Found" and continue.
If however, the command does something different, you are in danger!
So don't use system() for a portable program.