Man Scilab

unix_w - shell (sh) command execution, output redirected to scilab window

Calling Sequence

unix_w(cmd)

Parameters

• cmd : a character string

Description

Sends a string cmd to Unix for execution by the sh shell. The standard output is redirected to scilab window. 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_w("dir "+WSCI+"\demos");
else unix_w("ls $SCI/demos"); end
 
  

See Also

edit ,   manedit ,   unix_g ,   unix_s ,   unix_x ,   unix ,  

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