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<H2>17.28&nbsp;&nbsp; Module <TT>Sys</TT>: system interface</H2><A NAME="s:Sys"></A>
<A NAME="@manual483"></A><PRE>
val argv: string array
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The command line arguments given to the process.
The first element is the command name used to invoke the program.
The following elements are the command-line arguments
given to the program. 
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val file_exists: string -&gt; bool
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Test if a file with the given name exists. 
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val remove: string -&gt; unit
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Remove the given file name from the file system. 
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val rename : string -&gt; string -&gt; unit
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Rename a file. The first argument is the old name and the
second is the new name. 
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val getenv: string -&gt; string
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Return the value associated to a variable in the process
environment. Raise <CODE>Not_found</CODE> if the variable is unbound. 
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val command: string -&gt; int
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Execute the given shell command and return its exit code. 
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val time: unit -&gt; float
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Return the processor time, in seconds, used by the program
since the beginning of execution. 
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val chdir: string -&gt; unit
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Change the current working directory of the process. 
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val getcwd: unit -&gt; string
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Return the current working directory of the process. 
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val interactive: bool ref
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This reference is initially set to <CODE>false</CODE> in standalone
programs and to <CODE>true</CODE> if the code is being executed under
the interactive toplevel system <CODE>ocaml</CODE>. 
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val os_type: string
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Operating system currently executing the Caml program.
One of <CODE>"Unix"</CODE>, <CODE>"Win32"</CODE>, or <CODE>"MacOS"</CODE>. 
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val word_size: int
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Size of one word on the machine currently executing the Caml
program, in bits: 32 or 64. 
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val max_string_length: int
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Maximum length of a string. 
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val max_array_length: int
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Maximum length of an array. 
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<H3>Signal handling </H3>
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type signal_behavior =
    Signal_default
  | Signal_ignore
  | Signal_handle of (int -&gt; unit)
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What to do when receiving a signal:<BR><CODE>Signal_default</CODE>: take the default behavior
(usually: abort the program)<BR><CODE>Signal_ignore</CODE>: ignore the signal<BR><CODE>Signal_handle f</CODE>: call function <CODE>f</CODE>, giving it the signal
number as argument. 
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val signal: int -&gt; signal_behavior -&gt; signal_behavior
     
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Set the behavior of the system on receipt of a given signal.
The first argument is the signal number. Return the behavior
previously associated with the signal. 
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val set_signal: int -&gt; signal_behavior -&gt; unit
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Same as <CODE>signal</CODE> but return value is ignored. 
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val sigabrt: int   (* Abnormal termination *)
val sigalrm: int   (* Timeout *)
val sigfpe: int    (* Arithmetic exception *)
val sighup: int    (* Hangup on controlling terminal *)
val sigill: int    (* Invalid hardware instruction *)
val sigint: int    (* Interactive interrupt (ctrl-C) *)
val sigkill: int   (* Termination (cannot be ignored) *)
val sigpipe: int   (* Broken pipe *)
val sigquit: int   (* Interactive termination *)
val sigsegv: int   (* Invalid memory reference *)
val sigterm: int   (* Termination *)
val sigusr1: int   (* Application-defined signal 1 *)
val sigusr2: int   (* Application-defined signal 2 *)
val sigchld: int   (* Child process terminated *)
val sigcont: int   (* Continue *)
val sigstop: int   (* Stop *)
val sigtstp: int   (* Interactive stop *)
val sigttin: int   (* Terminal read from background process *)
val sigttou: int   (* Terminal write from background process *)
val sigvtalrm: int (* Timeout in virtual time *)
val sigprof: int   (* Profiling interrupt *)
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Signal numbers for the standard POSIX signals. 
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exception Break
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Exception raised on interactive interrupt if <CODE>catch_break</CODE>
is on. 
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val catch_break: bool -&gt; unit
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<A NAME="@manual522"></A><BLOCKQUOTE>
<CODE>catch_break</CODE> governs whether interactive interrupt (ctrl-C)
terminates the program or raises the <CODE>Break</CODE> exception. 
Call <CODE>catch_break true</CODE> to enable raising <CODE>Break</CODE>,
and <CODE>catch_break false</CODE> to let the system
terminate the program on user interrupt. 
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