use of terminal commands OSX

[KevinPy]

Hi everyone,

I'm a new to LiveCode, and i try to build a little app for OSX, based on terminal commands.
I try to create a "purge" script, but i don't know very well the language.

On Terminal, the command is simple: purge (What else ?)
But on LiveCode, i create a button, with this code:

on mouseUp
shell("purge")
set the shellCommand to "purge"
end mouseUp

I try two shell commands, but does not work.

Thanks you in advance for you help.

[jmburnod]

Hi kevinPy,

I don't use shell but i know

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get shell("say" && "Welcome in this forum Kevin")

works
I hope this help
Best regards

Jean-Marc

[KevinPy]

thanks, it works.

[Klaus]

Hi Kevin,

yes, Jean-Marc is right, SHELL() is a function so you need to:
1. GET shell("...")
## now IT contains the returned value, if any...
or
2. PUT shell("...") into Some_Var



Best

Klaus

[KevinPy]

OK, I understand. Since I participated in the financing Kickstarter, I have access to tutorials, and I think I make a day or two discovery software.