From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2003-07-05T20:38:39+09:00
Subject: Re: Ruby, Threads and Processes

>>>>> "G" == George Moschovitis <gm@navel.gr> writes:

G> execute the command. The question is, %x{} is an alias for exec or
G> system? ie does it create a new process?

 %x{} use `(backquote)

 The pickaxe say (p. 415)

   returns the standard output of running cmd in a subshell.


Guy Decoux