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@@ -636,6 +636,18 @@ process. (you can get the parent's PID with \seef{GetPPid}).
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\input{linuxex/ex14.tex}
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+\function{Shell}{(Command : String)}{Longint}
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+{\var{Shell} invokes the bash shell (\file{/bin/sh}), and feeds it the
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+command \var{Command} (using the \var{-c} option). The function then waits
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+for the command to complete, and then returns the exit
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+status of the command, or 127 if it could not complete the \seef{Fork}
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+or \seep{Execve} calls.
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+}
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+{Errors are reported in LinuxError.}
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+{\seep{POpen}, \seef{Fork}, \seep{Execve}, \seem{system}{3}}
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+
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+\input{linuxex/ex56.tex}
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+
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\procedure{Nice}{( N : Integer)}
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{Nice adds \var{-N} to the priority of the running process. The lower the
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priority numerically, the less the process is favored.
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michael