os.system dual behaviour

[iu2]

Hi guys

I do

os.system('ls &e')

On one linux machine it emits ls output to the file e as expected.
On another linux machine it emits ls to the standard output, and
nothing to e!
Both machines run Fedora linux.

The command "ls &e" entered at the shell (no python) behaves ok on
both machines.

Why?? How can I solve this?

Your help will be appreciated.

[Emile van Sebille]

Re: os.system dual behaviour

iu2 wrote:

Hi guys
>
I do
>
os.system('ls &e')
>
On one linux machine it emits ls output to the file e as expected.
On another linux machine it emits ls to the standard output, and
nothing to e!
Both machines run Fedora linux.
>
The command "ls &e" entered at the shell (no python) behaves ok on
both machines.
>
Why?? How can I solve this?

Why?? I don't know. But you could try the commands module to work
around it...

open("e",'w').w ritelines(comma nds.getoutput(' ls'))


HTH,

Emile