sys

System info, environment, and running shell commands

Use sys for process arguments, environment variables, working directories, process IDs, shell commands, and opening URLs.

import "osl/sys"

Example

import "osl/sys"

log sys.getArgs()
log sys.getCwd()

API reference

sys

Method	Returns	Description
sys.getArgs()	array	Returns args.
sys.getEnv(key: string)	string	Returns env.
sys.setEnv(key: string, value: string)	boolean	Sets env.
sys.getCwd()	string	Returns cwd.
sys.chdir(path: string)	boolean	Runs the chdir operation.
sys.getPid()	number	Returns pid.
sys.getPpid()	number	Returns ppid.
sys.getUid()	number	Returns uid.
sys.getGid()	number	Returns gid.
sys.getUsername()	string	Returns username.
sys.getHomeDir()	string	Returns home dir.
sys.cmd(cmd: string, ...args: string)	string	Runs the cmd operation.
sys.getExecutablePath()	string	Returns executable path.
sys.openURL(url: string)	boolean	Opens url.

Notes

• Standard-library imports accept both import "osl/sys" and import "sys".

• Return values such as array and object are regular OSL values unless a returned object section says otherwise.