# ^C on system()

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/c-on-system/106993>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [June 16, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/c-on-system/106993 "2007-06-16T05:23:47Z")\
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**Author:** ![Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/c67d28/32.png) [@Tanaka\_A](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Tanaka_A)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2007, 5:23am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/c-on-system/106993/1 "2007-06-16T05:23:47Z")

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% ./ruby -ve ’  
loop {  
p system(“sleep 1”)  
}’  
ruby 1.9.0 (2007-06-15 patchlevel 0) [i686-linux]  
^Cfalse  
^Cfalse  
^Cfalse  
^Cfalse  
^Cfalse  
^Cfalse  
…

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