Execute a command in a system shell.

Syntax

bs, result = unix(command)

bs, result = unix(command, '-echo')

Argument

Name

Description

command

A string to be executed in the system shell.

'-echo'

To force the display of the result of the command in the HyperMath command window.

Outputs

Name

Description

bs

An integer: 0 for success, 1 upon failure of the system command.

result

A string: the output of the system command.

Example

Syntax

bs , output = unix('dir')

// on linux, mac

bs , output = unix('ls')

Comments

'unix' executes a system command; the system command is platform dependent.  A command working on Windows could work on Linux or Mac.

See Also:

System