Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 10:22:07 +0200
From: "Eli Zaretskii" <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Is there a way to execute dos commands, or call other executables within 
 C?
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> From: simone <wyosimone AT home DOT com>
> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
> Date: Fri, 22 Dec 2000 17:05:36 GMT
> 
> I am using the djgpp c compiler - is there a way to execute dos commands
> like 'dir > file', or perhaps call a batch file for execution, or maybe
> another executable from within my C program?

Look up "popen" in the library reference, libc.info.