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sh.command - Function

	Package	utility
	Module	misc
	Tool	sh

execute command

Synopsis
command(command, timeout)

Description
Executes any Bourne shell command. Remember to escape any special characters which have meaning to the shell.

Arguments

command		Command line to be executed by Bourne shell
timeout		Timeout interval (seconds): 0 for no timeout
		Allowed:	Int
		Default:	0

Returns
execution result record

Fields in the returned record are

lines

String array of output written by command, one string per line of output.

status

Integer valued exit status from command execution

errlines

Array of lines written to stderr by command