Method Detail

• exec

  public static java.lang.String exec​(java.lang.Object... words)

  Executes an operating system command composed of a command and one or more arguments.

  Each of the words values is treated as a single (possibly quoted) word in a shell command. The first argument is the filename (either a full pathname, or the name of a file on the current path) of an executable file. These values can be numeric, or strings, or something else, and are converted automatically to string values.

  Parameters:

  words - one or more words composing a shell command; first is command and others are arguments

  Returns:

  short report message

  Examples:

  exec("/home/mbt/bin/process_obj.py", OBJ_NAME), exec("process_skycoords.py", RA, DEC), exec("process_sphericalcoords.sh", RA, DEC, 1.0)

• exec

  public static java.lang.String exec​(java.lang.String line)

  Executes a string as an operating system command. Any spaces in the string are taken to delimit words (the first word is the name of the command).

  Parameters:

  line - command line to execute

  Returns:

  short report message

  Examples:

  exec("do_stuff.py " + RA + " " + DEC)