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From: Markus Wahl <d95wahl@dtek.chalmers.se>
Subject: Re: Pipe UNIX-commands
Date: 1996/08/23
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On Wed, 21 Aug 1996, Larry Hazel wrote:

> > I'd like to know how I can make unix-commands from inside my ada-program.

> > Eg: The program shall pipe out the command 'ls' and then make something
> > within the program with the output of 'ls'. Am I clear?

> I don't remember the details of the unix system call, I think it may be
> 'system' (try 'man system' to check it out).  I no longer have access to
> unix.  Anyway, you can import this C function and run any command from
> your Ada program that you can run from the shell prompt and can include
> I/O redirection.


Pitty I can't write C. Maybe someone else knows a solution suitable
for me. Thank you anyway.

/Markus

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