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A string can be executed in the standard java way:
def command = """executable arg1 arg2 arg3"""// Create the String
def proc = command.execute() // Call *execute* on the string
proc.waitFor() // Wait for the command to finish
// Obtain status and output
println "return code: ${ proc.exitValue()}"
println "stderr: ${proc.err.text}"
println "stdout: ${proc.in.text}" // *out* from the external program is *in* for groovy
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{*}Gotchas: * Take care if you wish to pass a quoted argument that contains white space – it will be split into multiple arguments, e.g.:
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"""executable "first with space" second""" |
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.execute()
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will invoke executable with the following arguments:
- arg1 = "first
- arg2 = with
- arg3 = space"
- arg4 = second
In such a case, you may prefer to use one of the array or list of String variationvariations, e.g.:
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["executable", "first with space", "second"].execute() |
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