How to assign an OS command execution to a variable ?

[pjbr34]

Hi, I am trying to learn how to assign the result of an Operating system command into a rexx variable.

E.g. I want to assign the result of the Linux command "whoami" to the variable quiensoy.

So far under VM I could use CMS pipelines in such commands as for example:

/**/
'pipe cp q cpuid | var vari'
say vari
* * * End of File * * *

But I can't find a way to achieve this in OOREXX/Linux.
Any help will be welcome.

Thanks in advance

Jose R. Baron
CALCULO S.A.
Madrid, Spain

 

[rexxhead]

quiensoy = whoami()

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Frank Clarke
Tampa Area REXX Programmers' Alliance
REXX Language Assn Listmaster