system() length bound?

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From: Richard A. O'Keefe
Date: Sun, 01 Jul 1990 13:29

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The system() function is in ANSI C.  How long can its argument be?
How can a conforming program find out?

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From: ok@goanna.cs.rmit.oz.au (Richard A. O'Keefe)
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Subject: system() length bound?
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Date: 1 Jul 90 13:29:53 GMT
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