From: Daniel Bovensiepen <daniel@...>
Date: 2004-06-21T00:48:58+09:00
Subject: Re: Subprocesses on UNIX/Linux

hi,

you have to use backticks (or so..).. you can find it next to the ?�=

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result = `ls -l`
puts result.to_s
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bovi

Am 20.06.2004 um 17:33 schrieb Meino Christian Cramer:

> Hi,
>
>  How can I call a subprocess ( like "ls -l" ) and get back the output
>  of that process without creating temporary files ?
>
>  "Exec" does not work for me, since it will not return,
>  and "system" returns, but only with "true" or "flase" in its
>  luggage...
>
>  Any help is very appreciated ! :O)
>
>  Kind regard,
>  Meino
>
>
>