Posix::call(3) Get the output of an external program

SYNOPSIS

String call( String cmd )

ARGUMENTS

cmd The command to run

DESCRIPTION

Return the output of an external program. If the external program exits with a non-zero status, a Posix.NonZeroExit(3kaya) exception will be thrown.

AUTHORS

Kaya standard library by Edwin Brady, Chris Morris and others ([email protected]). For further information see http://kayalang.org/

LICENSE

The Kaya standard library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License (version 2.1 or any later version) as published by the Free Software Foundation.

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