From: Bharat Ruparel <bruparel@...>
Date: 2007-07-12T01:08:05+09:00
Subject: Re: running linux command from inside

Bertram Scharpf wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Am Mittwoch, 11. Jul 2007, 23:55:29 +0900 schrieb Jeffrey Bowen:
>> Can I run a linux command inside a ruby program.  Like
>> 
>> history
>> => 63 history
>> history -d63
> 
> `history' is not a Linux "command", it is a Bash command.
> 
> What for do you need a command history when you're not on a
> command line?
> 
> Bertram

Since it is a Bash specific command why can't you just run a Bash 
command file using `` or system commands? That command file can contain 
the Bash specific invocaion commands in the first line or any other 
language for that matter.  I don't think it is a good idea to make your 
client aware of the specificity of the called program.

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