# System() function

**URL:** <https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/system-function/24508>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [March 31, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/system-function/24508 "2022-03-31T19:19:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![642751484](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/642751484/32/9234_2.png) [@642751484](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/642751484)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 7:19pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/system-function/24508/1 "2022-03-31T19:19:26Z")

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hello all,  
is there a function like system() of C/C++ in Kotlin?  
don’t like method of java because i want to build native program.exe

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**Author:** ![angelos-project](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/angelos-project/32/9468_2.png) [@angelos-project](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/angelos-project)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2022, 7:49pm UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/system-function/24508/2 "2022-03-31T19:49:01Z")

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How about [https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/system.3.html](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man3/system.3.html)

```auto
import platform.posix.system

fun main() {
    system("ls -la")
}

```

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**Author:** ![642751484](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/discuss.kotlinlang.org/642751484/32/9234_2.png) [@642751484](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/u/642751484)\
**Post date:** [April 1, 2022, 12:33am UTC](https://discuss.kotlinlang.org/t/system-function/24508/3 "2022-04-01T00:33:10Z")

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i hava got it.Thanks