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Executes a system command as a separate process, optionally capturing its output and returning it to Workspace. This operation can be used to execute any third-party process, such as standard system commands (like directory listings), or custom executables like computational solvers.

Default label: "System command"
Member of plug-in: Built-in
Catalogue path: Builtin/System

Inputs:
Command		QString	The command to execute; e.g. "ls" without the quotes.
Arguments	Array	QString
Working directory		QString	The directory that the command should be executed in.
Environment variables	Array	QString	Any array input of environment variables to set. These should be entered as name=value pairs, e.g. PATH=/path/to/something
Wait for completion		bool	If enabled, the operation will block execution until the command has completed executing.
Capture output		bool	If enabled, the operation will capture the output of the command and make it available to the executing Workspace via the Command output output.
Log output		bool	If enabled, the operation will print the output of the command to the Workspace log.
Fail on non zero exit code		bool	Tick this to set operation fail when the command exit with non-zero code.
Outputs:
Command output		QString
Exit code		int