How can I run an external program from C and parse its output?

Question

I\'ve got a utility that outputs a list of files required by a game. How can I run that utility within a C program and grab its output so I can act on it within the same pr

Answer 1

You can use system() as in:

system("ls song > song.txt");

where ls is the command name for listing the contents of the folder song and song is a folder in the current directory. Resulting file song.txt will be created in the current directory.