Ruby code to run an executable file in Ubuntu12

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I have to run an executable file using ruby.How it is possible? Am using following code.also how can i check that file is executed or not

f = IO.popen("~/local/bin/test")

lawitschka · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-07 08:11:04Z

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Use Ruby's Kernel#system method to run commands. This will return true if the command ran successfully and false otherwise:

system('~/local/bin/test')

Taken from here: http://mentalized.net/journal/2010/03/08/5_ways_to_run_commands_from_ruby/ There are other options, too. It depends whether you want to run it in the current process, create a sub-process, need to know the execution state etc.

answered Aug 7, 2013 at 8:11

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