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unix_w

executes some Windows, Linux or MacOS instructions: output in Scilab's console This function is obsolete. Please use host instead.

Syntax

unix_w(command)

Arguments

command

A single text: instruction(s) Windows, Linux or MacOS to be executed.

Description

unix_w(…) executes a command on the Operating system using CMD on Windows or sh on Linux and macOS and force the output to display in Scilab's console.

The starting working directory and environment variables of the opened interpreter are set as described for host().

If an instruction in commands generates an error, this function throw a Scilab error.

Examples

if getos() == 'Windows' then
  unix_w("dir "+'""'+WSCI+"\modules"+'""');
else
  unix_w("ls $SCI/modules");
end

See also

History

VersionDescription
2026.0.0

Tagged obsolete, use host(cmd, echo=%t) instead.


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