sys.Pipe(cmd) constructor
The Pipe constructor executes a process and returns a Pipe value to interact with it.
Parameters
cmd
A string representing the command to execute.
Example
local console = require "console"
-- executes "cmd.exe" and create a Pipe
local pipe = sys.Pipe("cmd.exe")
-- skip cmd.exe welcome message
await(pipe:read(100))
pipe:write("dir\n")
--read the result of the "dir" command excluding the command prompt
result = await(pipe:read()):match(".-\n(.*)\n.-\n")
print(result)