CommandShell Class Reference

processes with system calls. More...

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	CommandShell ()
	constructor
	~CommandShell ()
	destructor
CommandShell &	operator<< (const char *string)
	adds string to unixCommand
CommandShell &	operator<< (CommandShell &(*f)(CommandShell &))
	allows passing of the flush function to the shell using <<
CommandShell &	flush ()
	"flushes" the shell; i.e. executes the unixCommand
void	asynch_flag (const bool flag)
	set the asynchFlag
bool	asynch_flag () const
	get the asynchFlag
void	suppress_output_flag (const bool flag)
	set the suppressOutputFlag
bool	suppress_output_flag () const
	get the suppressOutputFlag
Private Attributes
String	unixCommand
	insertions and then executed by flush
bool	asynchFlag
	flags nonblocking operation (background system calls)
bool	suppressOutputFlag
	flags suppression of shell output (no command echo)

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Detailed Description

processes with system calls.

The CommandShell class wraps the C system() utility and defines convenience operators for building a command string and then passing it to the shell.

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Member Function Documentation

CommandShell & flush

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"flushes" the shell; i.e. executes the unixCommand

Executes the unixCommand by passing it to system(). Appends an "&" if asynchFlag is set (background system call) and echos the unixCommand to Cout if suppressOutputFlag is not set.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• CommandShell.H
• CommandShell.C

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