scorpiox-bash Shell

Execute shell commands and return output (cross-platform)

Linux x64 Linux ARM64 macOS ARM64 Windows x64

Flags & Options

Flag Short Description Takes Value
--help -h Show help message and usage information Yes
--stream -s Stream output in real-time instead of buffering No
-S Run command via specified shell (e.g. /bin/sh, /bin/zsh) Yes
-c Read commands from the following argument string No
-d Set working directory before executing the command Yes
-t Set execution timeout in seconds Yes

Usage Examples

Basic command execution
# Run a simple command and capture output
$ scorpiox-bash -c "ls -la /tmp"
total 48
drwxrwxrwt 12 root root 4096 Mar 13 10:00 .
drwxr-xr-x 19 root root 4096 Mar 01 08:00 ..
-rw-r--r--  1 user user  512 Mar 13 09:45 data.csv
Stream output in real-time
# Use --stream to see output as it happens (useful for long-running commands)
$ scorpiox-bash --stream -c "tail -f /var/log/syslog"
Mar 13 10:01:12 host kernel: [INFO] Network interface up
Mar 13 10:01:13 host systemd[1]: Started service...
Set working directory
# Execute command in a specific directory
$ scorpiox-bash -d /opt/myproject -c "git status"
On branch main
Your branch is up to date with 'origin/main'.
nothing to commit, working tree clean
Use a specific shell
# Run command through zsh instead of the default shell
$ scorpiox-bash -S /bin/zsh -c "echo $ZSH_VERSION && whoami"
5.9
developer
Timeout for long-running commands
# Set a 30-second timeout — command is killed if it exceeds the limit
$ scorpiox-bash -t 30 -c "find / -name '*.log' -size +100M"
/var/log/application.log
/home/user/debug.log

# Combine timeout with streaming for monitored execution
$ scorpiox-bash -t 60 --stream -c "make -j$(nproc) && make test"
Cross-platform script execution
# On Windows, executes via cmd.exe; on Linux/macOS via /bin/sh
# Consistent interface regardless of platform
$ scorpiox-bash -c "echo Hello from $(uname -s 2>/dev/null || echo Windows)"
Hello from Linux

# Pipe commands together
$ scorpiox-bash -c "cat /etc/passwd | grep -c '/bin/bash'"
5

Source & Build Info

Source File
scorpiox/scorpiox-bash.c
Lines of Code
831
Dependencies
libsxutil

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