Starting an External Command or Program
Explore how to start external OS commands and programs in Go using the os and exec packages. Understand the use of StartProcess and exec.Command functions, including passing arguments and handling errors. This lesson helps you manage process execution and error handling effectively in your Go applications.
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The os package contains the function StartProcess to call or start external OS commands or binary executables; its 1st argument is the process to be executed, the 2nd can be used to pass some options or arguments, and the 3rd is a struct that contains basic info about the OS-environment. It returns a pointer to the started process, or an error if it failed.
The exec package contains the structures and functions to accomplish the same task ...