os

Functions for operating system interfaces.

Summary

os	Functions for operating system interfaces.
Exceptions
OsException	Error from os module.
OsException.InvalidProcess	Invalid process.
OsException.PathNotFound	Path not found during chdir.
OsException.Spawn	Error occurred spawning new process.
Enumerations
Platform	Platform type.
Types
Process	Opaque type representing a process.
Functions
chdir	Change the current process working directory to the given path.
getcwd	Return the working directory of the current process.
getenv	Return the value of an environment variable in the current process.
platform	Return the running platform type.
system	Execute a system (shell) command.
kill	Kill a process.
spawn	Create a new process with the given command line.
wait	Wait for a process to terminate.

Error from os module.

Invalid process.

Path not found during chdir.

Error occurred spawning new process.

Platform type.

posix	posix
win32	win32

Opaque type representing a process.

DECLARE NATIVE FUNCTION chdir( path: String )

Change the current process working directory to the given path.

DECLARE NATIVE FUNCTION getcwd(): String

Return the working directory of the current process.

DECLARE NATIVE FUNCTION getenv( name: String ): String

Return the value of an environment variable in the current process.

DECLARE NATIVE FUNCTION platform(): Platform

Return the running platform type.

DECLARE NATIVE FUNCTION system( command: String ): Number

Execute a system (shell) command.

DECLARE NATIVE FUNCTION kill( process: Process )

Kill a process.

DECLARE NATIVE FUNCTION spawn( command: String ): Process

Create a new process with the given command line.

DECLARE NATIVE FUNCTION wait( process: Process ): Number

Wait for a process to terminate.