Running a shell command from Ruby: capturing the output while displaying the output?

Question

I have a problem.

I want to run a ruby script from another ruby script and capture it\'s output information while letting it output to the screen too.

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Answer 1

For script independent output logging you might want to enable it from the terminal emulator (shell container). screen -L OR xterm -l This will capture all output produced by any shell or program running inside the emulator, including output generated by your ruby scripts.