From: Tim Hunter <TimHunter@...>
Date: 2007-05-20T05:29:45+09:00
Subject: Re: run a command on shell with ruby

Corpus Callosum wrote:
> hi guys,
>
> i want to run a command with a ruby programme. for example, assume that
> i have a ruby script and when run its, it make "apt-get install gaim"
> command run..
>
> what is the method or way of that ?
> thanks
>
>   
Use the Kernel#system method, or surround the command with backticks.

system("apt-get install gaim")
`apt-get install gaim`

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