From faf79d3a25ddb9a89f5b27cc6b3e7fead8c7c98f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Burdette Lamar Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2022 17:08:30 -0600 Subject: Enhanced RDoc for IO.popen (#5430) * Enhanced RDoc for IO.popen --- io.c | 164 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- 1 file changed, 115 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-) (limited to 'io.c') diff --git a/io.c b/io.c index b87b43e1d7..e65620ad3a 100644 --- a/io.c +++ b/io.c @@ -7366,67 +7366,130 @@ static VALUE popen_finish(VALUE port, VALUE klass); /* * call-seq: - * IO.popen([env,] cmd, mode="r" [, opt]) -> io - * IO.popen([env,] cmd, mode="r" [, opt]) {|io| block } -> obj + * IO.popen(env = {}, cmd, mode = 'r', **opts) -> io + * IO.popen(env = {}, cmd, mode = 'r', **opts) {|io| ... } -> object * - * Runs the specified command as a subprocess; the subprocess's - * standard input and output will be connected to the returned - * IO object. + * Executes the given command +cmd+ as a subprocess + * whose $stdin and $stdout are connected to a new stream +io+. * - * The PID of the started process can be obtained by IO#pid method. + * If no block is given, returns the new stream, + * which depending on given +mode+ may be open for reading, writing, or both. + * The stream should be explicitly closed (eventually) to avoid resource leaks. * - * _cmd_ is a string or an array as follows. + * If a block is given, the stream is passed to the block + * (again, open for reading, writing, or both); + * when the block exits, the stream is closed, + * and the block's value is assigned to global variable $? and returned. * - * cmd: - * "-" : fork - * commandline : command line string which is passed to a shell - * [env, cmdname, arg1, ..., opts] : command name and zero or more arguments (no shell) - * [env, [cmdname, argv0], arg1, ..., opts] : command name, argv[0] and zero or more arguments (no shell) - * (env and opts are optional.) + * Optional argument +mode+ may be any valid \IO mode. + * See {Modes}[#class-IO-label-Modes]. * - * If _cmd_ is a +String+ ``-'', - * then a new instance of Ruby is started as the subprocess. + * Required argument +cmd+ determines which of the following occurs: * - * If cmd is an +Array+ of +String+, - * then it will be used as the subprocess's +argv+ bypassing a shell. - * The array can contain a hash at first for environments and - * a hash at last for options similar to #spawn. + * - The process forks. + * - A specified program runs in a shell. + * - A specified program runs with specified arguments. + * - A specified program runs with specified arguments and a specified +argv0+. * - * The default mode for the new file object is ``r'', - * but mode may be set to any of the modes listed in the description for class IO. - * The last argument opt qualifies mode. + * Each of these is detailed below. * - * # set IO encoding - * IO.popen("nkf -e filename", :external_encoding=>"EUC-JP") {|nkf_io| - * euc_jp_string = nkf_io.read - * } + * The optional hash argument +env+ specifies name/value pairs that are to be added + * to the environment variables for the subprocess: * - * # merge standard output and standard error using - * # spawn option. See the document of Kernel.spawn. - * IO.popen(["ls", "/", :err=>[:child, :out]]) {|ls_io| - * ls_result_with_error = ls_io.read - * } + * IO.popen({'FOO' => 'bar'}, 'ruby', 'r+') do |pipe| + * pipe.puts 'puts ENV["FOO"]' + * pipe.close_write + * pipe.gets + * end => "bar\n" * - * # spawn options can be mixed with IO options - * IO.popen(["ls", "/"], :err=>[:child, :out]) {|ls_io| - * ls_result_with_error = ls_io.read - * } + * The optional keyword arguments +opts+ may be {\IO open options}[#class-IO-label-Open+Options] + * and options for Kernel#spawn. + * + * Forked \Process + * + * When argument +cmd+ is the 1-character string '-', causes the process to fork: + * IO.popen('-') do |pipe| + * if pipe + * $stderr.puts "In parent, child pid is #{pipe.pid}\n" + * else + * $stderr.puts "In child, pid is #{$$}\n" + * end + * end + * + * Output: + * + * In parent, child pid is 26253 + * In child, pid is 26253 * - * Raises exceptions which IO.pipe and Kernel.spawn raise. + * Note that this is not supported on all platforms. + * + * Shell Subprocess + * + * When argument +cmd+ is a single string (but not '-'), + * the program named +cmd+ is run as a shell command: + * + * IO.popen('uname') do |pipe| + * pipe.readlines + * end + * + * Output: + * + * ["Linux\n"] + * + * Another example: + * + * IO.popen('/bin/sh', 'r+') do |pipe| + * pipe.puts('ls') + * pipe.close_write + * $stderr.puts pipe.readlines.size + * end + * + * Output: * - * If a block is given, Ruby will run the command as a child connected - * to Ruby with a pipe. Ruby's end of the pipe will be passed as a - * parameter to the block. - * At the end of block, Ruby closes the pipe and sets $?. - * In this case IO.popen returns the value of the block. + * 213 * - * If a block is given with a _cmd_ of ``-'', - * the block will be run in two separate processes: once in the parent, - * and once in a child. The parent process will be passed the pipe - * object as a parameter to the block, the child version of the block - * will be passed +nil+, and the child's standard in and - * standard out will be connected to the parent through the pipe. Not - * available on all platforms. + * Program Subprocess + * + * When argument +cmd+ is an array of strings, + * the program named cmd[0] is run with all elements of +cmd+ as its arguments: + * + * IO.popen(['du', '..', '.']) do |pipe| + * $stderr.puts pipe.readlines.size + * end + * + * Output: + * + * 1111 + * + * Program Subprocess with argv0 + * + * When argument +cmd+ is an array whose first element is a 2-element string array + * and whose remaining elements (if any) are strings: + * + * - cmd[0][0] (the first string in the nested array) is the name of a program that is run. + * - cmd[0][1] (the second string in the nested array) is set as the program's argv[0]. + * - cmd[1..-1] (the strings in the outer array) are the program's arguments. + * + * Example (sets $0 to 'foo'): + * + * IO.popen([['/bin/sh', 'foo'], '-c', 'echo $0']).read # => "foo\n" + * + * Some Special Examples + * + * # Set IO encoding. + * IO.popen("nkf -e filename", :external_encoding=>"EUC-JP") {|nkf_io| + * euc_jp_string = nkf_io.read + * } + * + * # Merge standard output and standard error using Kernel#spawn option. See Kernel#spawn. + * IO.popen(["ls", "/", :err=>[:child, :out]]) do |io| + * ls_result_with_error = io.read + * end + * + * # Use mixture of spawn options and IO options. + * IO.popen(["ls", "/"], :err=>[:child, :out]) do |io| + * ls_result_with_error = io.read + * end * * f = IO.popen("uname") * p f.readlines @@ -7439,7 +7502,7 @@ static VALUE popen_finish(VALUE port, VALUE klass); * f.puts "bar"; f.close_write; puts f.gets * } * - * produces: + * Output (from last section): * * ["Linux\n"] * Parent is 21346 @@ -7448,6 +7511,9 @@ static VALUE popen_finish(VALUE port, VALUE klass); * 21352 is here, f is nil * # * bar;zot; + * + * Raises exceptions that IO.pipe and Kernel.spawn raise. + * */ static VALUE -- cgit v1.2.1