Yes, it's also odd how many of the verbs after that start with "(Unix only)" but that one doesn't. Maybe a relic of J running on non-Unix Macs?
The page would also be much more useful if it didn't leave the Windows user thinking he's SOL for good host commands when the "tasks" family provides much of what you need. On Mon, Jan 21, 2013 at 9:02 PM, David Ward Lambert <[email protected]>wrote: > The example is for windows: > > http://www.jsoftware.com/docs/help701/dictionary/dx002.htm > > > 2!:0 y Host. The list y is executed by the host system, and the result > is returned. For example, 2!:0 'dir *.exe'. Not available for Windows. > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm > -- Devon McCormick, CFA ^me^ at acm. org is my preferred e-mail ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For information about J forums see http://www.jsoftware.com/forums.htm
