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Execute a command in swift

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let commandOutput = executeCommand("/bin/echo", ["Hello, I am here!"])
println("Command output: \(commandOutput)")

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  1. func executeCommand(command: String, args: [String]) -> String {
  2.  
  3.     let task = NSTask()
  4.  
  5.     task.launchPath = command
  6.     task.arguments = args
  7.  
  8.     let pipe = NSPipe()
  9.     task.standardOutput = pipe
  10.     task.launch()
  11.  
  12.     let data = pipe.fileHandleForReading.readDataToEndOfFile()
  13.     let output: String = NSString(data: data, encoding: NSUTF8StringEncoding)
  14.  
  15.     return output
  16.  
  17. }

URL: http://square-the-circle.com/2014/08/03/executing-a-system-command-from-a-macos-app-swift/

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