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===DESCRIPTION===
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The '''system''' command, executes a command in a subshell under Unix or Windows.
"system" executes a command in a subshell under Unix or Windows.
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===USAGE===
 
===USAGE===
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<source lang="python">
    system command  
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# execute 'command'
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system command
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</source>
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===PYMOL API===
 
===PYMOL API===
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<source lang="python">
  cmd.system(string command,int sync=1)
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cmd.system(string command,int async=0)
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</source>
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===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===
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[[ls]], [[cd]], [[pwd]]
  
[[ls]], [[cd]], [[pwd]]
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[[Category:Commands|System]]

Latest revision as of 20:38, 4 May 2010

The system command, executes a command in a subshell under Unix or Windows.

USAGE

# execute 'command'
system command

PYMOL API

cmd.system(string command,int async=0)

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