Is it possible to execute a bash command within an iOS app? For example, I want to execute the “ping” command in my app, and I need to get the command’s output as well. Hope I described my question correctly, thank you!
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Is it possible to execute a bash command within an iOS app? For example, I want to execute the “ping” command in my app, and I need to get the command’s output as well. Hope I described my question correctly, thank you!
Yes, you can but it is extremely limited, and ping will probably not work… Regardless use the system() and check gdb.
Running BASH script from iPhone app?
But Quentin is right about using PING.
NOTE: This is only useful for debugging and shouldn’t be used for actual apps.
This screenshot shows ls being run in the ios simulator through the C function system().
