Plugin: shell

• infos = Information about the shell plugin is in keys below
• infos/author = Thomas Waser thoma.nosp@m.s.wa.nosp@m.ser@l.nosp@m.ibel.nosp@m.ektra.nosp@m..org
• infos/licence = BSD
• infos/needs =
• infos/provides =
• infos/placements = postgetstorage postcommit postrollback
• infos/status = nodep configurable preview unfinished
• infos/description = executes shell commands

Usage

The shell plugin executes shell commandos after set, get or error.

The configuration keys

• execute/set
• execute/get
• execute/error

are used to store the shell commands.

The configuration keys

• execute/set/return
• execute/get/return
• execute/error/return

can be compared against the return values of the shell commandos.

Example

# Create temporary file
kdb set system:/tests/tempfile $(mktemp)
 
# Mount plugin and specify plugin configuration
sudo kdb mount shell.ini system:/tests/shell ni array= shell execute/set="echo set >> $(kdb get system:/tests/tempfile)"
 
cat $(kdb get system:/tests/tempfile)
#>
 
# Execute `set` command
kdb set system:/tests/shell ""
#> Create a new key system:/tests/shell with string ""
 
cat $(kdb get system:/tests/tempfile)
#> set
 
# Undo modifications
rm $(kdb get system:/tests/tempfile)
kdb rm -r system:/tests/shell
sudo kdb umount system:/tests/shell