SimpleExec

SimpleExec is a .NET library that runs external commands. It wraps System.Diagnostics.Process to make things easier.

SimpleExec intentionally does not invoke the system shell.

The command is echoed to standard error (stderr) for visibility.

Platform support: .NET Standard 1.3 and upwards.

Quick start

using static SimpleExec.Command;

Run("foo.exe", "arg1 arg2");

API

Each method has:

• One mandatory parameter: string name.
• Three optional parameters: string args, string workingDirectory, and bool noEcho.

Run

Run("foo.exe");
Run("foo.exe", "arg1 arg2", "my-directory", noEcho: true);

await RunAsync("foo.exe");
await RunAsync("foo.exe", "arg1 arg2", "my-directory", noEcho: true);

Read

var output1 = Read("foo.exe");
var output2 = Read("foo.exe", "arg1 arg2", "my-directory", noEcho: true);

var output3 = ReadAsync("foo.exe");
var output4 = ReadAsync("foo.exe", "arg1 arg2", "my-directory", noEcho: true);

Exceptions

If the command has a non-zero exit code, a NonZeroExitCodeException is thrown with an int ExitCode property and a message in the form of:

$"The process exited with code {ExitCode}."

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_{Run by Gregor Cresnar from the Noun Project.}