Function; execute - HWRM/KarosGraveyard GitHub Wiki

execute(<sCommand>)

(from LUA 4 Manual: 6.5 System Facilities)

"This function is equivalent to the C function system. It passes command to be executed by an operating system shell. It returns a status code, which is system-dependent."

execute("dir > dir.text")
This example will output the directory contents (from the DOS command "dir") to the file dir.text, which will be in the same folder as the homeworld2.exe (bin\release).

<sCommand>: a string containing the command to execute.

Function Reference

LUA 4 Manual: 6.5 System Facilities

MS DOS Commands

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