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ericshliao · 11-09-2009, 09:55 PM

I want to write a lua script which calls a command and redirect the output of that command back to lua script. In C, I use FILE *p = popen(). I wonder if I can do the same thing easily in lua script. Thanx for help.

11-09-2009, 09:55 PM	#108
ericshliao Guru Posts: 976 Karma: 687 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Dell X51v; iLiad v2	Can I use pipe in Lua script? I want to write a lua script which calls a command and redirect the output of that command back to lua script. In C, I use FILE *p = popen(). I wonder if I can do the same thing easily in lua script. Thanx for help.