Name
exec
Synopsis
string exec(stringcommand
[, arrayoutput
[, intreturn
]])
Executes command
via the shell and
returns the last line of output from the command’s result. If
output
is specified, it is filled with the
lines returned by the command. If return
is
specified, it is set to the return status of the command.
If you want to have the results of the command output into the
PHP page, use passthru()
.
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