Shell script / Calling external applications

Unity Engine
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Hello,

Is there any way to get the Unity script to call a shell script either directly or via a plugin?
Is there any way to have Unity launch an external application?

Thanks

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Process myProc = new Process();
myProc.StartInfo.FileName = "/Applications/Safari.app/Contents/MacOS/Safari";
myProc.Start();

That will start Safari on OSX. The basic layout is the same regardless of platform. If you want it to open a URL, just have it list the URL.

Process myProc = new Process();
myProc.StartInfo.FileName = "http://www.unity3d.com";
myProc.Start();

In the second example, it will be handled in accordance with the system’s configuration, which should use the default browser.

3

Awesome! I can feel the power

4

This seems pretty awesome!

Just make sure you’re using System.Diagnostics before running this command, and if doing so, remove or unambiguously use Debug.Log.

5

You can also do like this:

System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(“http://www.google.co.in”);