Display terminal output on web browser?

Question

Here is my case:

I want to use a web browser to connect to a Rails application that runs this example code on the server side:

Dir.chdir path_typed_in_by_user
system "ls -la"

I want the output of "ls -la" to be displayed on the web browser.

Is this possible somehow?

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Sep 15 '10 at 13:11

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try in a controller:

Dir.chdir path_typed_in_by_user
@out = system `ls -la` # !! look here !! " change `

in a view:

answered Sep 15 '10 at 13:11

Sebastian Brózda

I think you got it wrong. It's system "ls -la". And maybe it's better to put it in a model instead to keep the controllers thin? – never_had_a_name Sep 15 '10 at 13:22

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

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This links may help you run command line command into ruby ...

%x[command].each do |f|
  value = f
end

edited May 23 '17 at 12:07

Community

answered Sep 15 '10 at 13:50

krunal shah

2 Answers2