nu_command/system/
exec.rsuse std::borrow::Cow;
use nu_engine::{command_prelude::*, env_to_strings};
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct Exec;
impl Command for Exec {
fn name(&self) -> &str {
"exec"
}
fn signature(&self) -> Signature {
Signature::build("exec")
.input_output_types(vec![(Type::Nothing, Type::Any)])
.rest(
"command",
SyntaxShape::OneOf(vec![SyntaxShape::GlobPattern, SyntaxShape::Any]),
"External command to run, with arguments.",
)
.allows_unknown_args()
.category(Category::System)
}
fn description(&self) -> &str {
"Execute a command, replacing or exiting the current process, depending on platform."
}
fn extra_description(&self) -> &str {
r#"On Unix-based systems, the current process is replaced with the command.
On Windows based systems, Nushell will wait for the command to finish and then exit with the command's exit code."#
}
fn run(
&self,
engine_state: &EngineState,
stack: &mut Stack,
call: &Call,
_input: PipelineData,
) -> Result<PipelineData, ShellError> {
let cwd = engine_state.cwd(Some(stack))?;
let rest = call.rest::<Value>(engine_state, stack, 0)?;
let name_args = rest.split_first();
let Some((name, call_args)) = name_args else {
return Err(ShellError::MissingParameter {
param_name: "no command given".into(),
span: call.head,
});
};
let name_str: Cow<str> = match &name {
Value::Glob { val, .. } => Cow::Borrowed(val),
Value::String { val, .. } => Cow::Borrowed(val),
_ => Cow::Owned(name.clone().coerce_into_string()?),
};
let executable = {
let paths = nu_engine::env::path_str(engine_state, stack, call.head)?;
let Some(executable) = crate::which(name_str.as_ref(), &paths, cwd.as_ref()) else {
return Err(crate::command_not_found(
&name_str,
call.head,
engine_state,
stack,
&cwd,
));
};
executable
};
let mut command = std::process::Command::new(executable);
command.current_dir(cwd);
let envs = env_to_strings(engine_state, stack)?;
command.env_clear();
command.envs(envs);
if engine_state.is_interactive {
let shlvl = engine_state
.get_env_var("SHLVL")
.and_then(|shlvl_env| shlvl_env.coerce_str().ok()?.parse::<i64>().ok())
.unwrap_or(1)
.saturating_sub(1);
command.env("SHLVL", shlvl.to_string());
}
let args = crate::eval_external_arguments(engine_state, stack, call_args.to_vec())?;
command.args(args.into_iter().map(|s| s.item));
#[cfg(unix)]
{
use std::os::unix::process::CommandExt;
let err = command.exec();
Err(ShellError::ExternalCommand {
label: "Failed to exec into new process".into(),
help: err.to_string(),
span: call.head,
})
}
#[cfg(windows)]
{
let mut child = command.spawn().map_err(|err| ShellError::ExternalCommand {
label: "Failed to exec into new process".into(),
help: err.to_string(),
span: call.head,
})?;
let status = child.wait().map_err(|err| ShellError::ExternalCommand {
label: "Failed to wait for child process".into(),
help: err.to_string(),
span: call.head,
})?;
std::process::exit(status.code().expect("status.code() succeeds on Windows"))
}
}
fn examples(&self) -> Vec<Example> {
vec![
Example {
description: "Execute external 'ps aux' tool",
example: "exec ps aux",
result: None,
},
Example {
description: "Execute 'nautilus'",
example: "exec nautilus",
result: None,
},
]
}
}