embeddong shell comands in c code

docetes · 03-16-2006, 06:10 AM

could anyone point me towards a tutorial that show me how to embed bash shell commands in c. i know it can be done in perl but my assingment is in c. I've tried google but after an hour of sifting thru it i've come up with nothing.

thanks,
Dave

docetes · 03-16-2006, 06:35 AM

found an example

Code:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

#define SHELLSCRIPT "\
for ((i=0 ; i < 10 ; i++))\n\
do\n\
echo \"Count: $i\"\n\
done\n\
"

int main() 
{
	puts("Will execute sh with the following script :");
	puts(SHELLSCRIPT);
	puts("Starting now:");
	system(SHELLSCRIPT);
	return 0;
}

03-16-2006, 06:10 AM	#1
docetes Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 6	embedding shell comands in c code could anyone point me towards a tutorial that show me how to embed bash shell commands in c. i know it can be done in perl but my assingment is in c. I've tried google but after an hour of sifting thru it i've come up with nothing. thanks, Dave Last edited by docetes; 03-16-2006 at 06:35 AM.
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