# Running shell scripts **URL:** \ **Category:** ruby-talk\ **Created:** [26 September 2007 01:15 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/running-shell-scripts/40925 "2007-09-26T01:15:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![eggie5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@eggie5](https://rubytalk.org/u/eggie5)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2007 01:15 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/running-shell-scripts/40925/1 "2007-09-26T01:15:03Z")
How can I run this command from my ruby script? /usr/bin/java -jar #{jsmin\_path}/custom\_rhino.jar -c #{tmp\_path}\_uncompressed.js ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_Hunter4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ea5d25/32.png) [@Tim\_Hunter4](https://rubytalk.org/u/Tim_Hunter4)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2007 01:19 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/running-shell-scripts/40925/2 "2007-09-26T01:19:58Z")
veggie5 wrote: > How can I run this command from my ruby script? > > /usr/bin/java -jar #{jsmin\_path}/custom\_rhino.jar -c > #{tmp\_path}\_uncompressed.js ri Kernel#system > **···** > > -- > RMagick OS X Installer [[http://rubyforge.org/projects/rmagick/\](http://rubyforge.org/projects/rmagick/%5C)] > RMagick Hints & Tips [[http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum\_id=1618\](http://rubyforge.org/forum/forum.php?forum_id=1618%5C)] > RMagick Installation FAQ [[http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-faq.html\](http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/install-faq.html%5C)] ---
**Author:** ![Unbewusst\_Sein2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Unbewusst\_Sein2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Unbewusst_Sein2)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2007 02:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/running-shell-scripts/40925/3 "2007-09-26T02:00:04Z")
---------------------------------------------------------- Kernel#system      system(cmd [, arg, ...]) =\> true or false > **···** > > Tim Hunter \ wrote: > > > veggie5 wrote: > > \> How can I run this command from my ruby script? > > \> > > \> /usr/bin/java -jar #{jsmin\_path}/custom\_rhino.jar -c > > \> #{tmp\_path}\_uncompressed.js > > \> > > \> > > > > ri Kernel#system > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >      Executes \_cmd\_ in a subshell, returning +true+ if the command was >      found and ran successfully, +false+ otherwise. An error status is >      available in +$?+. The arguments are processed in the same way as >      for +Kernel::exec+. > >         system("echo \*") >         system("echo", "\*") > >      \_produces:\_ > >         config.h main.rb >         \* > > (END) > -- > Une Bévue ---
**Author:** ![Unbewusst\_Sein2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Unbewusst\_Sein2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Unbewusst_Sein2)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2007 02:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/running-shell-scripts/40925/4 "2007-09-26T02:00:06Z")
better (on mac os x) : ri Kernel\#system > **···** > > Une Bévue \ wrote: > > > \> ri Kernel#system > > -- > Une Bévue ---
**Author:** ![eggie5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7c8e57/32.png) [@eggie5](https://rubytalk.org/u/eggie5)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2007 02:05 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/running-shell-scripts/40925/5 "2007-09-26T02:05:03Z")
thanks > **···** > > On Sep 25, 6:59 pm, unbewusst.s...@weltanschauung.com.invalid (Une Bévue) wrote: > > > Une Bévue \ wrote: > > \> \> ri Kernel#system > > > > better (on mac os x) : > > > > ri Kernel\#system > > > > -- > > Une Bévue ---
**Author:** ![James\_Edward\_Gray\_II](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ea5d25/32.png) [@James\_Edward\_Gray\_II](https://rubytalk.org/u/James_Edward_Gray_II)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2007 02:59 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/running-shell-scripts/40925/6 "2007-09-26T02:59:18Z")
The first version works fine on my OS X box: Welcome to Darwin! Firefly:~$ ri -T Kernel#system ---------------------------------------------------------- Kernel#system       system(cmd [, arg, ...]) =\> true or false > **···** > > On Sep 25, 2007, at 9:00 PM, Une Bévue wrote: > > > Une Bévue \ wrote: > > > > > > ri Kernel#system > > > > better (on mac os x) : > > > > ri Kernel\#system > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >       Executes \_cmd\_ in a subshell, returning +true+ if the command was >       found and ran successfully, +false+ otherwise. An error status is >       available in +$?+. The arguments are processed in the same way as >       for +Kernel::exec+. > >          system("echo \*") >          system("echo", "\*") > >       \_produces:\_ > >          config.h main.rb >          \* > > James Edward Gray II ---
**Author:** ![Terry\_Poulin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Terry\_Poulin](https://rubytalk.org/u/Terry_Poulin)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2007 21:59 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/running-shell-scripts/40925/7 "2007-09-26T21:59:27Z")
Une Bévue wrote: > **···** > > > Une Bévue \ wrote: > > > > > \> ri Kernel#system > > > > better (on mac os x) : > > > > ri Kernel\#system > > > > -- > > Une Bévue > > ri Kernel.system or enclosing the arguments to ri in '' should work on most > systems too 🙂 > > TerryP. > > -- >      > Email and shopping with the feelgood factor! > 55% of income to good causes. [http://www.ippimail.com](http://www.ippimail.com) ---
**Author:** ![Unbewusst\_Sein2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/91b2a8/32.png) [@Unbewusst\_Sein2](https://rubytalk.org/u/Unbewusst_Sein2)\ **Post date:** [26 September 2007 04:00 UTC](https://rubytalk.org/t/running-shell-scripts/40925/8 "2007-09-26T04:00:27Z")
here is my output : ~%\> ri Kernel#system zsh: no matches found: Kernel#system i'm using zsh as shell script, may u aren't using it, this could be the reason, because it's zsh interpreting the command line and which found something wrong, the reason for my escaping #.... otherwise i'm using : ~%\> which ruby /opt/local/bin/ruby ~%\> /opt/local/bin/ruby --version ruby 1.8.6 (2007-03-13 patchlevel 0) [powerpc-darwin8.9.0] ~%\> over MacOS X 10.4.10 running in a PPC iMac. and also : ~%\> zsh --version zsh 4.3.2 (powerpc-apple-darwin8.8.0) > **···** > > James Edward Gray II \ wrote: > > > The first version works fine on my OS X box: > > -- > Une Bévue