From: "ara.t.howard" <ara.t.howard@...>
Date: 2007-05-20T22:07:45+09:00
Subject: Re: run a command on shell with ruby


On May 19, 2007, at 2:23 PM, Corpus Callosum wrote:

>
> ok i got it. and i am giving an example for who want to know
>
> #! /usr/bin/ruby
> exec "apt-get install gaim";
>
> this script run that command on shell
>
>

for posterity, this does run through the shell, rather it replaces  
ruby with the argument to exec (another process) completely by-passes  
the shell.  you need to use system or popen to utilize the shell.

regards.

-a
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