1.0.0[][src]Struct std::process::Command

pub struct Command { /* fields omitted */ }

A process builder, providing fine-grained control over how a new process should be spawned.

A default configuration can be generated using Command::new(program), where program gives a path to the program to be executed. Additional builder methods allow the configuration to be changed (for example, by adding arguments) prior to spawning:

use std::process::Command;

let output = if cfg!(target_os = "windows") {
    Command::new("cmd")
            .args(&["/C", "echo hello"])
            .output()
            .expect("failed to execute process")
} else {
    Command::new("sh")
            .arg("-c")
            .arg("echo hello")
            .output()
            .expect("failed to execute process")
};

let hello = output.stdout;Run

Command can be reused to spawn multiple processes. The builder methods change the command without needing to immediately spawn the process.

use std::process::Command;

let mut echo_hello = Command::new("sh");
echo_hello.arg("-c")
          .arg("echo hello");
let hello_1 = echo_hello.output().expect("failed to execute process");
let hello_2 = echo_hello.output().expect("failed to execute process");Run

Similarly, you can call builder methods after spawning a process and then spawn a new process with the modified settings.

use std::process::Command;

let mut list_dir = Command::new("ls");

// Execute `ls` in the current directory of the program.
list_dir.status().expect("process failed to execute");

println!();

// Change `ls` to execute in the root directory.
list_dir.current_dir("/");

// And then execute `ls` again but in the root directory.
list_dir.status().expect("process failed to execute");Run

Methods

impl Command[src]

pub fn new<S: AsRef<OsStr>>(program: S) -> Command[src]

Constructs a new Command for launching the program at path program, with the following default configuration:

  • No arguments to the program
  • Inherit the current process's environment
  • Inherit the current process's working directory
  • Inherit stdin/stdout/stderr for spawn or status, but create pipes for output

Builder methods are provided to change these defaults and otherwise configure the process.

If program is not an absolute path, the PATH will be searched in an OS-defined way.

The search path to be used may be controlled by setting the PATH environment variable on the Command, but this has some implementation limitations on Windows (see issue #37519).

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::Command;

Command::new("sh")
        .spawn()
        .expect("sh command failed to start");Run

pub fn arg<S: AsRef<OsStr>>(&mut self, arg: S) -> &mut Command[src]

Adds an argument to pass to the program.

Only one argument can be passed per use. So instead of:

.arg("-C /path/to/repo")Run

usage would be:

.arg("-C")
.arg("/path/to/repo")Run

To pass multiple arguments see args.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::Command;

Command::new("ls")
        .arg("-l")
        .arg("-a")
        .spawn()
        .expect("ls command failed to start");Run

pub fn args<I, S>(&mut self, args: I) -> &mut Command where
    I: IntoIterator<Item = S>,
    S: AsRef<OsStr>, 
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Adds multiple arguments to pass to the program.

To pass a single argument see arg.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::Command;

Command::new("ls")
        .args(&["-l", "-a"])
        .spawn()
        .expect("ls command failed to start");Run

pub fn env<K, V>(&mut self, key: K, val: V) -> &mut Command where
    K: AsRef<OsStr>,
    V: AsRef<OsStr>, 
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Inserts or updates an environment variable mapping.

Note that environment variable names are case-insensitive (but case-preserving) on Windows, and case-sensitive on all other platforms.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::Command;

Command::new("ls")
        .env("PATH", "/bin")
        .spawn()
        .expect("ls command failed to start");Run

pub fn envs<I, K, V>(&mut self, vars: I) -> &mut Command where
    I: IntoIterator<Item = (K, V)>,
    K: AsRef<OsStr>,
    V: AsRef<OsStr>, 
1.19.0[src]

Adds or updates multiple environment variable mappings.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
use std::env;
use std::collections::HashMap;

let filtered_env : HashMap<String, String> =
    env::vars().filter(|&(ref k, _)|
        k == "TERM" || k == "TZ" || k == "LANG" || k == "PATH"
    ).collect();

Command::new("printenv")
        .stdin(Stdio::null())
        .stdout(Stdio::inherit())
        .env_clear()
        .envs(&filtered_env)
        .spawn()
        .expect("printenv failed to start");Run

pub fn env_remove<K: AsRef<OsStr>>(&mut self, key: K) -> &mut Command[src]

Removes an environment variable mapping.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::Command;

Command::new("ls")
        .env_remove("PATH")
        .spawn()
        .expect("ls command failed to start");Run

pub fn env_clear(&mut self) -> &mut Command[src]

Clears the entire environment map for the child process.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::Command;

Command::new("ls")
        .env_clear()
        .spawn()
        .expect("ls command failed to start");Run

pub fn current_dir<P: AsRef<Path>>(&mut self, dir: P) -> &mut Command[src]

Sets the working directory for the child process.

Platform-specific behavior

If the program path is relative (e.g., "./script.sh"), it's ambiguous whether it should be interpreted relative to the parent's working directory or relative to current_dir. The behavior in this case is platform specific and unstable, and it's recommended to use canonicalize to get an absolute program path instead.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::Command;

Command::new("ls")
        .current_dir("/bin")
        .spawn()
        .expect("ls command failed to start");Run

pub fn stdin<T: Into<Stdio>>(&mut self, cfg: T) -> &mut Command[src]

Configuration for the child process's standard input (stdin) handle.

Defaults to inherit when used with spawn or status, and defaults to piped when used with output.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::{Command, Stdio};

Command::new("ls")
        .stdin(Stdio::null())
        .spawn()
        .expect("ls command failed to start");Run

pub fn stdout<T: Into<Stdio>>(&mut self, cfg: T) -> &mut Command[src]

Configuration for the child process's standard output (stdout) handle.

Defaults to inherit when used with spawn or status, and defaults to piped when used with output.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::{Command, Stdio};

Command::new("ls")
        .stdout(Stdio::null())
        .spawn()
        .expect("ls command failed to start");Run

pub fn stderr<T: Into<Stdio>>(&mut self, cfg: T) -> &mut Command[src]

Configuration for the child process's standard error (stderr) handle.

Defaults to inherit when used with spawn or status, and defaults to piped when used with output.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::{Command, Stdio};

Command::new("ls")
        .stderr(Stdio::null())
        .spawn()
        .expect("ls command failed to start");Run

pub fn spawn(&mut self) -> Result<Child>[src]

Executes the command as a child process, returning a handle to it.

By default, stdin, stdout and stderr are inherited from the parent.

Examples

Basic usage:

use std::process::Command;

Command::new("ls")
        .spawn()
        .expect("ls command failed to start");Run

pub fn output(&mut self) -> Result<Output>[src]

Executes the command as a child process, waiting for it to finish and collecting all of its output.

By default, stdout and stderr are captured (and used to provide the resulting output). Stdin is not inherited from the parent and any attempt by the child process to read from the stdin stream will result in the stream immediately closing.

Examples

use std::process::Command;
use std::io::{self, Write};
let output = Command::new("/bin/cat")
                     .arg("file.txt")
                     .output()
                     .expect("failed to execute process");

println!("status: {}", output.status);
io::stdout().write_all(&output.stdout).unwrap();
io::stderr().write_all(&output.stderr).unwrap();

assert!(output.status.success());Run

pub fn status(&mut self) -> Result<ExitStatus>[src]

Executes a command as a child process, waiting for it to finish and collecting its exit status.

By default, stdin, stdout and stderr are inherited from the parent.

Examples

use std::process::Command;

let status = Command::new("/bin/cat")
                     .arg("file.txt")
                     .status()
                     .expect("failed to execute process");

println!("process exited with: {}", status);

assert!(status.success());Run

Trait Implementations

impl CommandExt for Command[src]

impl CommandExt for Command1.16.0[src]

impl Debug for Command[src]

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter) -> Result[src]

Format the program and arguments of a Command for display. Any non-utf8 data is lossily converted using the utf8 replacement character.

Auto Trait Implementations

impl !UnwindSafe for Command

impl !RefUnwindSafe for Command

impl Unpin for Command

impl Send for Command

impl !Sync for Command

Blanket Implementations

impl<T> From<T> for T[src]

impl<T, U> TryFrom<U> for T where
    U: Into<T>, 
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type Error = Infallible

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

impl<T, U> Into<U> for T where
    U: From<T>, 
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impl<T, U> TryInto<U> for T where
    U: TryFrom<T>, 
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type Error = <U as TryFrom<T>>::Error

The type returned in the event of a conversion error.

impl<T> Borrow<T> for T where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> BorrowMut<T> for T where
    T: ?Sized
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impl<T> Any for T where
    T: 'static + ?Sized
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