From: "Nate St.Germain" Date: 2010-09-27T04:26:48+09:00 Subject: mixing string formatting with system exec noob question… why does this line produce the following result? %x("%s %s" % ['/usr/bin/touch', '/tmp/test']) error: sh: line 0: fg: no job control i don't necessarily need to use string formatting or substitution here, just curious about the result. thanks. -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.