From: Daniel N <has.sox@...>
Date: 2006-09-20T10:04:11+09:00
Subject: Re: piping input when shelling out

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On 9/20/06, Caio Chassot <lists@v2studio.com> wrote:
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> On 2006-09-19, at 21:51 , Daniel N wrote:
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> >> You could try using IO#popen  The docs are at
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> > http://www.ruby-doc.org/core/classes/IO.html#M001247
> >
> > Hope this is what your after.
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> Looks like it. Thanks a lot.
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> Do you know if it places the exit code in $? ?
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> I wonder what happens if the subprocess is killed by the system?
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> I guess I'll run some tests, but if you happen to know the answers,
> I'd be glad to hear them nonetheless.


I haven't had a lot of experience with it personally.  I came across it in a
plugin I was using that piped to an external progam and had a bit of a
look.  The plugin doesn't seem to do anything special with it and I havn't
had a need to use it otherwise.

Sorri I can't help further.

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