*** toplev.cc.orig	2008-01-05 22:01:14.000000000 +0400
--- toplev.cc	2008-01-05 22:25:27.000000000 +0400
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*** 453,497 ****
  
  DEFUN (system, args, nargout,
    "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
! @deftypefn {Built-in Function} {} system (@var{string}, @var{return_output}, @var{type})\n\
! Execute a shell command specified by @var{string}.  The second\n\
! argument is optional.  If @var{type} is @code{\"async\"}, the process\n\
! is started in the background and the process id of the child process\n\
! is returned immediately.  Otherwise, the process is started, and\n\
! Octave waits until it exits.  If @var{type} argument is omitted, a\n\
! value of @code{\"sync\"} is assumed.\n\
! \n\
! If two input arguments are given (the actual value of\n\
! @var{return_output} is irrelevant) and the subprocess is started\n\
! synchronously, or if @var{system} is called with one input argument and\n\
! one or more output arguments, the output from the command is returned.\n\
! Otherwise, if the subprocess is executed synchronously, its output is\n\
! sent to the standard output.  To send the output of a command executed\n\
! with @var{system} through the pager, use a command like\n\
  \n\
! @example\n\
! disp (system (cmd, 1));\n\
! @end example\n\
  \n\
! @noindent\n\
! or\n\
  \n\
  @example\n\
! printf (\"%s\n\", system (cmd, 1));\n\
  @end example\n\
  \n\
! The @code{system} function can return two values.  The first is the\n\
! exit status of the command and the second is any output from the\n\
! command that was written to the standard output stream.  For example,\n\
  \n\
  @example\n\
! [status, output] = system (\"echo foo; exit 2\");\n\
  @end example\n\
- \n\
- @noindent\n\
- will set the variable @code{output} to the string @samp{foo}, and the\n\
- variable @code{status} to the integer @samp{2}.\n\
  @end deftypefn")
  {
    octave_value_list retval;
  
--- 453,486 ----
  
  DEFUN (system, args, nargout,
    "-*- texinfo -*-\n\
! @deftypefn {Built-in Function} address@hidden, @var{output}] =} system (@var{string}, @var{return_output}, @var{type})\n\
! Execute a shell command specified by @var{string}.  @var{type} determines\n\
! the mode of execution, and may take the values @code{\"sync\"} or @code{\"async\"}.\n\
! If one or two input arguments are provided, sync mode is assumed.\n\
! \n\
! In sync mode, the process is started, and Octave waits until it exits.\n\
! The exit status is always returned (in @var{status}, if given)\n\
! If @var{return_output} is specified (the value is irrelevant), output\n\
! (stdout only) is redirected to @var{output} if given; otherwise, no output is generated.\n\
  \n\
! In async mode, the process is started in the background and the process id\n\
! of the child process is returned immediately. @var{return_output} is ignored.\n\
  \n\
! To send the output of a command executed with @var{system} through the\n\
! pager, use a command like\n\
  \n\
  @example\n\
! [a,b] = system (cmd, 1);disp(b);\n\
  @end example\n\
  \n\
! @noindent\n\
! or\n\
  \n\
  @example\n\
! [a,b] = system (cmd, 1); printf ("%s",b );\n\
  @end example\n\
  @end deftypefn")
+ 
  {
    octave_value_list retval;