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In most cases, you write an external module to do it - see the answer to ``Where can
<FONT SIZE=-1>I</FONT> learn about linking
<FONT SIZE=-1>C</FONT> with Perl? [h2xs, xsubpp]''. However, if the function is a system call, and your system supports
<CODE>syscall(),</CODE> you can use the syscall function (documented in
[perlman:perlfunc|the perlfunc manpage]).
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Remember to check the modules that came with your distribution, and
<FONT SIZE=-1>CPAN</FONT> as well - someone may already have written a
module to do it.
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