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int system(const char *command);
‘Fsystem,commandptr/len ’
If len is zero, the return value indicates whether a shell is
available. A zero return value indicates a shell is not available.
For non-zero len, the value returned is -1 on error and the
return status of the command otherwise. Only the exit status of the
command is returned, which is extracted from the host’s system
return value by calling WEXITSTATUS(retval). In case
/bin/sh could not be executed, 127 is returned.
EINTR
The call was interrupted by the user.
GDB takes over the full task of calling the necessary host calls
to perform the system call. The return value of system on
the host is simplified before it’s returned
to the target. Any termination signal information from the child process
is discarded, and the return value consists
entirely of the exit status of the called command.
Due to security concerns, the system call is by default refused
by GDB. The user has to allow this call explicitly with the
set remote system-call-allowed 1 command.
set remote system-call-allowed
Control whether to allow the system calls in the File I/O
protocol for the remote target. The default is zero (disabled).
show remote system-call-allowed
Show whether the system calls are allowed in the File I/O
protocol.