Difference between revisions of "System"

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===PYMOL API===
 
===PYMOL API===
  cmd.system(string command,int sync=1)
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<source lang="python">
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cmd.system(string command,int sync=1)
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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)

Revision as of 19:22, 5 March 2007

DESCRIPTION

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 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