System commands in c#

Question

Does C# have an equivalent to the system command in C? for example,

how would I do this in c#?.

    system("ls -al");

I'm using Mono on Linux.

So many down votes yet a similar question in python gets over 1000 up votes. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/89228/calling-an-external-command-in-python?rq=1 — Dave Carruthers, Aug 14 '14 at 17:36

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 13 '14 at 08:52

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You can use Process.Start() method. Look at ProcessStartinfo.UseShellExecute

answered Aug 13 '14 at 08:52

Evgeny Gorbovoy

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Dave Carruthers · Accepted Answer · 2018-10-10T11:24:01.680

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No problem I got it.

public static void system(string command)
    {
        //No arguments
        if(command.IndexOf(' ')== -1)
        {
            Process.Start(command);
        }
        else 
        {
            string cmd = command.Substring(0, command.IndexOf(' '));
            string args = command.Substring(command.IndexOf(' ')+1);
            Process.Start(cmd, args);
        }
    }

Tested and working on Ubuntu 13.10

edited Oct 10 '18 at 11:24

answered Aug 13 '14 at 12:13

Dave Carruthers

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wouldn't work for `"C:\Program Files (x86)\Internet Explorer\iexplore.exe"` – EZI Aug 13 '14 at 12:51
Good point, should have mentioned this is for Linux. Tested on Ubuntu 13.10 – Dave Carruthers Aug 13 '14 at 12:55

System commands in c#

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