Doug check this out.
Protozilla rocks!
I think an interface like this should be part of xpcom base.
js> const NS_PIPELLA_CONTRACTID = "@mozilla.org/protozilla/pipella;1";
js> var p =
Components.classes[NS_PIPELLA_CONTRACTID].createInstance();
js> p =
p.QueryInterface(Components.interfaces.nsIPipella);
[xpconnect wrapped nsIPipella]
js> p.exec("date");
Wed Dec 20 08:44:40 EST 2000
js> p.exec("which cvs");
/usr/bin/cvs
js> p.getEnv("SHELL");
/usr/local/bin/bash
js> p.getEnv("USER");
petejc
js> p.getEnv("EDITOR");
vi
js> p.exec('cvs -v');
Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.10.7 (client/server)
Copyright (c) 1989-1998 Brian Berliner, david d `zoo' zuhn,
Jeff Polk, and other authors
CVS may be copied only under the terms of the GNU General Public
License,
a copy of which can be found with the CVS distribution kit.
Specify the --help option for further information about CVS
js>
--pete
