unix_g

Scilab Function
Last update : April 1993

unix_g - shell (sh) command execution, output redirected to a variable

### Calling Sequence

  `rep=unix_g(cmd)`
  `[rep,stat]=unix_g(cmd)`

### Parameters

- `cmd`: a character string
- `rep`: a column vector of character strings
- `stat`: a integer, the error status. stat=0 if no error occured

### Description

Sends a string `cmd` to Unix for execution by the sh shell. The standard output is redirected to scilab variable `rep`. 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

    function d=DIR(path)
      path=pathconvert(path,%t,%t)
      if MSDOS then
        d=unix_g('dir '+path)
      else
        d=unix_g('ls '+path)
      end
    endfunction

    DIR('SCI/demos')

### See Also

`unix_s`, `unix_w`, `unix_x`, `unix`,