Sure is.

You want to use OSProcess.

Load OSProcess from the configuration browser.

You can get environment variables like this:��

dirString:= OSProcess thisOSProcess environment at: #PRJ_DIR.

Check this thread:

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lang.smalltalk.pharo.user/12496

Example:

command := 'tac ', file fullName, ' | head -200'.

output := ''.

[��

c := ��(PipeableOSProcess command: command).

output := c output.

] ensure: [ c closePipes ].

��Or check for all references for PipeableOSProcess, there are a ton.

Do not forget the closePipes or you'll run out of resources at one point.

Phil

On Fri, Sep 19, 2014 at 6:18 PM, Mayuresh Kathe <mayuresh@kathe.in> wrote:

Hello,

While I am still waiting for my copy of the PBE, I would like to
initiate work on a project (along with friends).

The idea is to build a minimalist Linux based system which would boot up
straight into a full-screen Pharo environment.

The system itself would be single user, consisting of not more than a
Linux kernel, a few system utilities (busybox?), X (KDrive?) and Pharo
(vm + image + ...).

Would like to know if it's some how possible to control external
programs from within Pharo, essentially shell scripts for network setup,
etc.

Thanks,

~Mayuresh