Is it possible to execute a command on the server the rails app is residing on?
If so, how do I do it?
Update:
I mean executing a command like “kill 1999”, or “wget http://…” or “cat” etc., on Linux and similar commands on Windows.
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Is it possible to execute a command on the server the rails app is residing on?
If so, how do I do it?
Update:
I mean executing a command like “kill 1999”, or “wget http://…” or “cat” etc., on Linux and similar commands on Windows.
It is possible to execute any OS/System command from within ruby and thus from rails as well.
For example a directory listing could be done using
For more ways to run shell commands in ruby check this article