I am looking for a way to get the output of a command when it is run from within a C++ program. I have looked at using the system()
function, but that will jus
The following might be a portable solution. It follows standards.
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std::string ssystem (const char *command) {
char tmpname [L_tmpnam];
std::tmpnam ( tmpname );
std::string scommand = command;
std::string cmd = scommand + " >> " + tmpname;
std::system(cmd.c_str());
std::ifstream file(tmpname, std::ios::in | std::ios::binary );
std::string result;
if (file) {
while (!file.eof()) result.push_back(file.get())
;
file.close();
}
remove(tmpname);
return result;
}
// For Cygwin
int main(int argc, char *argv[])
{
std::string bash = "FILETWO=/cygdrive/c/*\nfor f in $FILETWO\ndo\necho \"$f\"\ndone ";
std::string in;
std::string s = ssystem(bash.c_str());
std::istringstream iss(s);
std::string line;
while (std::getline(iss, line))
{
std::cout << "LINE-> " + line + " length: " << line.length() << std::endl;
}
std::cin >> in;
return 0;
}