---
title: system package
description: >
  The `system` package provides functions for reading values from the system.
menu:
  flux_v0_ref:
    name: system 
    parent: stdlib
    identifier: system
weight: 11
cascade:

  introduced: 0.18.0
---

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The `system` package provides functions for reading values from the system.
Import the `system` package:

```js
import "system"
```




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