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< dtutils.system
external_command >

# details

# 🔗DTUTILS.SYSTEM

## 🔗NAME

dtutils.system

## 🔗SYNOPSIS

a library of system utilities for use in darktable lua scripts

## 🔗USAGE

    local dtsys = require "lib/dtutils.system"

## 🔗DESCRIPTION

This library contains routines for interfacing to the operating system from darktable lua scripts.

## 🔗RETURN VALUE

dtsys - library - the darktable lua system library

## 🔗FUNCTIONS

### 🔗 external_command

pass a command to the operating system for execution and return the result

### 🔗 launch_default_app

open file in default application

### 🔗 windows_command

pass a command to the windows operating system for execution and return the result

## 🔗LICENSE

This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

< dtutils.system
external_command >