shellCommand

Specifies the name and location of the command used for the shell function.

# Metadata

Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows, linux Introduced: 1.0 Security: process

# Syntax

set the shellCommand to shellPath

# Examples

set the shellCommand to "/bin/sh/ksh"

# Description

Use the shellCommand property to execute a command with a particular shell.

When you use the shell function, the command line you specify is sent to the program specified in the shellCommand.

On OS X and Unix systems, the shellCommand is the file path to an executable file. On Windows, the shellCommand is a DOS command.

# Tags

# See

- **keyword:** file - **property:** hideConsoleWindows, videoClipPlayer - **function:** shell - **glossary:** property, Windows, execute, file path, command line, command, Unix - **control structure:** function