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

Calling Sequence

rep=unix_g(cmd)

[rep,stat]=unix_g(cmd)

Parameters

• cmd : a character string
• rep : a column vector of character strings
• stat : a integer, the error status. stat=0 if no error occured

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

function d=DIR(path)
  path=pathconvert(path,%t,%t)
  if MSDOS then
    d=unix_g('dir '+path)
  else
    d=unix_g('ls '+path)
  end
endfunction

DIR('SCI/demos')
 
  

See Also

unix_s ,   unix_w ,   unix_x ,   unix ,