The Shell API provides functions for running shell commands and interacting with processes.
Runs a shell command and returns its output.
Parameters:
- cmd
: The command to run
- args
: Array of arguments to pass to the command
- stdin
: stdin string (optional)
Returns an object with:
- stdout
: The standard output of the command
- stderr
: The standard error of the command
- code
: The exit code of the command
Example:
local result = shell.run("ls", {"-l"})
print("Output:", result.stdout)
print("Error:", result.stderr)
print("Exit code:", result.code)
local result = shell.run("cat", {}, "hello")
print("Output:", result.stdout) -- "hello"