Name: shellCommand

Type: property

Syntax: set the shellCommand to <shellPath> 

Summary: Specifies the name and location of the <command> used for the <shell> <function>.

Introduced: 1.0

OS: mac,windows,linux

Platforms: desktop,server,web

Security: process

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

Value:
The <shellCommand> is a string.
By default, the <shellCommand> <property> is set to "/bin/sh" (the Bourne shell) on <Unix|Unix systems>, and "command.com" on Windows systems.

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|path> to an executable <file>. On <Windows|Windows systems>, the <shellCommand> is a DOS command.

References: hideConsoleWindows (property), videoClipPlayer (property), file (keyword), shell (function), function (control_st), property (glossary), Windows (glossary), execute (glossary), file path (glossary), command line (glossary), command (glossary), Unix (glossary)
