https://github.com/adamralph/simple-exec
🏃 A .NET library that runs external commands.
https://github.com/adamralph/simple-exec
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🏃 A .NET library that runs external commands.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/adamralph/simple-exec
- Owner: adamralph
- License: apache-2.0
- Created: 2017-11-05T18:46:20.000Z (over 7 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2025-03-20T00:55:50.000Z (28 days ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-04-04T15:04:37.432Z (12 days ago)
- Language: C#
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- Size: 910 KB
- Stars: 730
- Watchers: 15
- Forks: 50
- Open Issues: 4
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
# SimpleExec
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_[](https://github.com/adamralph/simple-exec/actions/workflows/spell-check.yml?query=branch%3Amain)_SimpleExec is a [.NET library](https://www.nuget.org/packages/SimpleExec) that runs external commands. It wraps [`System.Diagnostics.Process`](https://apisof.net/catalog/System.Diagnostics.Process) to make things easier.
SimpleExec intentionally does not invoke the system shell.
Platform support: [.NET 8.0 and later](https://dot.net).
- [Quick start](#quick-start)
- [Run](#run)
- [Read](#read)
- [Other optional arguments](#other-optional-arguments)
- [Exceptions](#exceptions)## Quick start
```c#
using static SimpleExec.Command;
``````c#
Run("foo", "arg1 arg2");
```## Run
```c#
Run("foo");
Run("foo", "arg1 arg2");
Run("foo", new[] { "arg1", "arg2" });await RunAsync("foo");
await RunAsync("foo", "arg1 arg2");
await RunAsync("foo", new[] { "arg1", "arg2" });
```By default, the command is echoed to standard output (stdout) for visibility.
## Read
```c#
var (standardOutput1, standardError1) = await ReadAsync("foo");
var (standardOutput2, standardError2) = await ReadAsync("foo", "arg1 arg2");
var (standardOutput3, standardError3) = await ReadAsync("foo", new[] { "arg1", "arg2" });
```## Other optional arguments
```c#
string workingDirectory = "",
bool noEcho = false,
string? echoPrefix = null,
Action>? configureEnvironment = null,
bool createNoWindow = false,
Encoding? encoding = null,
Func? handleExitCode = null,
string? standardInput = null,
bool cancellationIgnoresProcessTree = false,
CancellationToken cancellationToken = default,
```## Exceptions
If the command has a non-zero exit code, an `ExitCodeException` is thrown with an `int` `ExitCode` property and a message in the form of:
```c#
$"The process exited with code {ExitCode}."
```In the case of `ReadAsync`, an `ExitCodeReadException` is thrown, which inherits from `ExitCodeException`, and has `string` `Out` and `Error` properties, representing standard out (stdout) and standard error (stderr), and a message in the form of:
```c#
$@"The process exited with code {ExitCode}.Standard Output:
{Out}
Standard Error:
{Error}"
```### Overriding default exit code handling
Most programs return a zero exit code when they succeed and a non-zero exit code fail. However, there are some programs which return a non-zero exit code when they succeed. For example, [Robocopy](https://ss64.com/nt/robocopy.html) returns an exit code less than 8 when it succeeds and 8 or greater when a failure occurs.
The throwing of exceptions for specific non-zero exit codes may be suppressed by passing a delegate to `handleExitCode` which returns `true` when it has handled the exit code and default exit code handling should be suppressed, and returns `false` otherwise.
For example, when running Robocopy, exception throwing should be suppressed for an exit code less than 8:
```c#
Run("ROBOCOPY", "from to", handleExitCode: code => code < 8);
```Note that it may be useful to record the exit code. For example:
```c#
var exitCode = 0;
Run("ROBOCOPY", "from to", handleExitCode: code => (exitCode = code) < 8);// see https://ss64.com/nt/robocopy-exit.html
var oneOrMoreFilesCopied = exitCode & 1;
var extraFilesOrDirectoriesDetected = exitCode & 2;
var misMatchedFilesOrDirectoriesDetected = exitCode & 4;
```---
[Run](https://thenounproject.com/term/target/975371) by [Gregor Cresnar](https://thenounproject.com/grega.cresnar/) from [the Noun Project](https://thenounproject.com/).