run-external for system

Runs external command.

Signature

> run-external {flags} (command) ...rest

Flags

• --redirect-stdout, -: redirect stdout to the pipeline
• --redirect-stderr, -: redirect stderr to the pipeline
• --redirect-combine, -: redirect both stdout and stderr combined to the pipeline (collected in stdout)
• --trim-end-newline, -: trimming end newlines

Parameters

• command: external command to run
• ...rest: arguments for external command

Input/output types:

input	output
any	any

Examples

Run an external command

> run-external "echo" "-n" "hello"

Redirect stdout from an external command into the pipeline

> run-external --redirect-stdout "echo" "-n" "hello" | split chars