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Name: thanatos
Date: February 16, 2005 at 08:33:32 Pacific
OS: linux
CPU/Ram: intel pentium 4 256mb
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Does anyone know how to execute a linux command from a c program and get the output of the command in a string instead of on the console?

Eg,
system("pwd") won't work becuase the output goes to the console. I'd need something like

char *result = system("pwd")

but I don't think that exists. :(

Thanks in advance for any help.



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Name: thanatos
Date: February 16, 2005 at 08:45:09 Pacific
Reply:

Seems my only option might be to redirect to a file and read it back.


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Name: thanatos
Date: February 16, 2005 at 08:52:11 Pacific
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lol..I think I have the answer...a pipe.

sorry, I'm a bit new to linux. :D


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