[Octave-bug-tracker] [bug #40723] ! shellcommand doesnt work in octave

[John Donoghue]

URL:
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                 Summary: ! shellcommand doesnt work in octave
                 Project: GNU Octave
            Submitted by: lostbard
            Submitted on: Wed 27 Nov 2013 04:47:23 PM GMT
                Category: Interpreter
                Severity: 3 - Normal
                Priority: 5 - Normal
              Item Group: Matlab Compatibility
                  Status: None
             Assigned to: None
         Originator Name: John D
        Originator Email: 
             Open/Closed: Open
         Discussion Lock: Any
                 Release: dev
        Operating System: Any

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Details:

Just to document a difference in octave vs matlab.

In matlab you can run a shell/os command using the ! command.

!date 

would run the systems date command and display the date.




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