Function: shell-command-to-string

shell-command-to-string is a byte-compiled function defined in simple.el.gz.

Signature

(shell-command-to-string COMMAND)

Documentation

Execute shell command COMMAND and return its output as a string.

Probably introduced at or before Emacs version 20.1.

Source Code

;; Defined in /usr/src/emacs/lisp/simple.el.gz
(defun shell-command-to-string (command)
  "Execute shell command COMMAND and return its output as a string."
  (with-output-to-string
    (with-current-buffer standard-output
      (shell-command command t))))