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===DESCRIPTION===
===DESCRIPTION===
"system" executes a command in a subshell under Unix or Windows.
"system" executes a command in a subshell under Unix or Windows.
   
   
===USAGE===
===USAGE===
     system command  
     system command  
   
   
===PYMOL API===
===PYMOL API===
   cmd.system(string command,int sync=1)
   cmd.system(string command,int sync=1)
   
   
===NOTES===
===NOTES===
async can only be specified from the Python level (not the command language)
async can only be specified from the Python level (not the command language)
*if async is 0 (default), then the result code from "system" is returned in r  
*if async is 0 (default), then the result code from "system" is returned in r  
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===SEE ALSO===
===SEE ALSO===
[[ls]], [[cd]], [[pwd]]


[[ls]], [[cd]], [[pwd]]
[[Category:Commands|system]]

Revision as of 14:55, 5 June 2006

DESCRIPTION

"system" executes a command in a subshell under Unix or Windows.

USAGE

   system command 

PYMOL API

 cmd.system(string command,int sync=1)

NOTES

async can only be specified from the Python level (not the command language)

  • if async is 0 (default), then the result code from "system" is returned in r
  • if async is 1, then the command is run in a separate thread whose object is returned

SEE ALSO

ls, cd, pwd