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Run

Run[expr₁, expr₂, ...]
generates the printed form of the expressions expr_i, separated by spaces, and runs it as an external operating system command.

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Run prints the expr_i in InputForm format.

Run returns an integer which corresponds, when possible, to the exit code for the command returned by the operating system.

The command executed by Run cannot usually require interactive input. On most computer systems, it can, however, generate textual output.

You can enter the input line !command to execute an external command.

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Basic Examples (1)

Run a standalone Mathematica kernel, putting the result of a command in a temporary file:

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The command exited without an error code:

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Show the contents of the file:

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Delete the file:

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