Pipe:write(data) method
Writes data to the Pipe (into the standard input of the executed process).
Parameters
data
A variable converted to a string value to be written to the Pipe.
Return value
Returns no value.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)