From: Brian Candler <b.candler@...>
Date: 2009-03-03T23:11:16+09:00
Subject: Re: Reading result of a command

Venkat Kumar wrote:
> I am using system("dir") to execute commands in Command Prompt.
> 
> I get the result(below) when I execute system("dir") command. I need to
> store the result in an array.

Use one of the forms of backticks:

   result = `dir`
   result = %x{dir}

or use IO.popen.
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