From: "Peña, Botp" <botp@...>
Date: 2007-04-27T10:47:09+09:00
Subject: Re: How to run script file using system command

On Behalf Of Dhiraj Girdhar:
# abc = system(". /export/home/dhiraj/scriptfile.sh")
# puts abc
# The value of abc is false.

irb(main):001:0> system "cat ./test1"
echo hello
=> true
irb(main):002:0> system "./test1"
=> false
irb(main):003:0> system ". ./test1"
=> false
irb(main):004:0> system "bash . ./test1"
.: .: is a directory
=> false
irb(main):005:0> system "bash '. ./test1'"
bash: . ./test1: No such file or directory
=> false
irb(main):006:0> system "bash -c '. ./test1'"
hello
=> true
irb(main):007:0> system "bash -c '. ./testx'"
bash: ./testx: No such file or directory
=> false
irb(main):008:0>
irb(main):009:0* system "bash  ./test1"
hello
=> true
irb(main):011:0> system "ls test*"
test1  test2.rb  test.rb  test.txt
=> true

# Please tell me why script file is not running?

you'll have to test it, i'm not sure if system() spawns a shell;
but we'll have to confirm from Nobu :)

kind regards -botp