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Asked: May 13, 20262026-05-13T22:33:05+00:00 2026-05-13T22:33:05+00:00

There is a command I want to call that returns a string, I want

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There is a command I want to call that returns a string, I want to call this command while inside a ruby script, and have access to the result.

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    2026-05-13T22:33:06+00:00Added an answer on May 13, 2026 at 10:33 pm

    I am assuming by command you mean an OS command.

    # this will execute ls and assign the dir listing to the variable
    dir_list = `ls` 
    os_user  = `whoami`
    
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