Have you tried "system"?
More detail and examples are at:
https://www.tutorialspoint.com/system-function-in-c-cplusplus#:~:text=The%20system%28%29%20function%20is%20a%20part%20of%20the,returns%20the%20command%20after%20it%20has%20been%20completed.
In Unix and probably linux also, there are some functions for c programs that give you more control over the running program. Functions like fork, exec, and pipe can help you redirect standard input, output, and standard error of the other process.
You can make use of system() function to pass an command to comand line if the OS allows.
Go here to learn more about system() 👇
https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/system-call-in-c/
