unix_g - shell (sh) command execution, output redirected to a variable

Calling Sequence

rep=unix_g(cmd)

Parameters

• cmd : a character string
• rep : a column vector of character strings

Description

Sends a string cmd to Unix for execution by the sh shell. The standard output is redirected to scilab variable rep. Unix execution errors are trapped; *NOTE* that only the last shell command error is reported when a list of command separated by ";" is sent: this is not recommended.

Examples

if MSDOS then unix_g('dir '+WSCI+'\demos');
else unix_g("ls $SCI/demos"); end
deff('wd=pwd()','if MSDOS then wd=unix_g(''cd'');..
                 else wd=unix_g(''pwd''); end')
wd=pwd()
 

See Also

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