[clisp-list] Re: returns from shell commands

[Sam S. <sd...@gn...>]

> * Jacques B. Siboni <wn...@yh...t> [2004-06-24 16:41:23 +0000]:
>
> when I run 
> [17]> (setq foo (shell '|ls *.kb|))
>
>
> I get:
> dsm3.kb

printed by ls

> 0

returned EXT:SHELL

> Can someone tell me how to get the return of my shell command into a
> lisp variable?

try

(with-open-stream (s (run-program "ls" :arguments '("-l") :output :stream))
  (loop :for l = (read-line s nil nil) :while l collect l))



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