From: daniel@...42.com
Date: 2020-03-11T15:23:53+00:00
Subject: [ruby-core:97448] [Ruby master Feature#16688] Allow #to_path object as argument to system()

Issue #16688 has been reported by Dan0042 (Daniel DeLorme).

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Feature #16688: Allow #to_path object as argument to system()
https://bugs.ruby-lang.org/issues/16688

* Author: Dan0042 (Daniel DeLorme)
* Status: Open
* Priority: Normal
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I often work with Pathname objects, but when passing them to a system command I find it a bit tedious that they have to be explicitly converted to a String.

```ruby
file = BASE + "config.json"
system(@cmd, file)      #=> TypeError (no implicit conversion of Pathname into String)
system(@cmd, file.to_s) #=> works
```

I propose that the system/exec/spawn family of methods should try to convert their arguments using `to_path`, if `to_str` fails. I believe it makes perfect sense, since commandline arguments are so often pathnames.



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