From: Bil Kleb <Bil.Kleb@...>
Date: 2009-07-17T00:20:09+09:00
Subject: Re: problem executing bash script from ruby - resend

Tom Cloyd wrote:
> 
> Since -
> * I'm allowed one command per "system()" call, and

Maybe I didn't read carefully enough, but where is this
limit coming from?  E.g.,

  % ruby -e 'system %|echo hello && date && echo goodbye|'
  hello
  Thu Jul 16 11:19:03 EDT 2009
  goodbye

Regards,
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