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NSTask Class on OS X API , lets you run another program as a subprocess and monitor that program’s execution

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OpenSSL - Subject does not start with '/' in OS X application

I'm currently working on an application that collects information from text fields in an OS X application, then access the openssl binary to generate a CSR and a Private Key based on those text fields. Here is the current code let keySizeValue =…
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NSTask putting extra single quote in command

I'm writing a task to access the OpenSSL binary. If I copy/paste the command without the single quote, then it works perfectly in terminal. I keep pasting the quote into the command. Here is the code / error... let keySizeValue =…
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NSTask and iOS Swift 2.0

Basically I have a view controller that acts as a setting page. On of the cells calls the "killall backboardd" function to restart the springboard. However since rewriting my app from objective-c to use swift, I found I have ran into some…
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NSTask (whoami) to string, to NSTask (cp) failed - Swift

I am trying to make a copy of the AddressBook of my Mac to a save place before archiving it. Here is my code : // whoami let whoam : NSTask = NSTask() whoam.launchPath = "/usr/bin/whoami" // pipe whoami|…
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Getting Output from NSTask that has Multiple Threads Printing Output

I have an Xcode app (written in Swift, though that should be irrelevant) that starts a console application (i.e. Terminal application that is written in C++) and expects to read the output from its Standard and Error outputs. The task prints from…
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How to use NSTask and NSPredicate?

I want to run this command via NSTask: mv /User/xxx.deb /User/Docs To move the deb file to /User/Docs. However, the deb file can have many names: blah.deb, blah3.deb, hgfdo.deb, 6745sdjiz.deb,... Here is my current code: #import…
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Why does an autoreleased NSTask block the runloop on an NSOperation thread indefinitely?

I've run into an while trying to launch an NSTask from inside an NSOperation. Here's a very simple app I've put together to showcase the problem. When you click the button, an NSOperation is queued. It sets up an NSRunLoop, and calls a method which…
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NSTask with if statement?

I'm not really sure how to phrase this question, but I'll try my best. I have an NSTask that currently unzips an archive, and it needs to also support archives which might have a password. I have no idea how to go about pausing the task or how to…
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NSTask missing in iOS?

I seems to be unable to use NSTask in iOS. Did anyone else experienced that issue? So I have a simple file: import Foundation var task = NSTask() And I am getting: Use of unresolved identifier 'NSTask' Anyone experiencing similar or same issue? If…
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Creating a GUI for a command-line utility using Cocoa

I'm looking for a way to create a GUI (using Cocoa) to make a command-line utility more accessible to some of my colleagues. If you use NSTask to execute/start the utility, can you then simply use another NSTask to execute the next command (using…
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Piping to awk fails to output from Swift 2.0

I'm trying to run the following command to process the output via Swift 2.0 but I'm having trouble doing so. netstat -w1 -I en | awk '{ print $3 }' The command runs as expected when ran manually from the terminal. I tried the method of calling…
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Executing C++ binary using Objective C. Getting "cannot execute binary file"

I have written a Objective C module that invokes a C++ binary file. I am using NSTask for that. Code snippet is below. bool filePathExists; NSFileManager *fileManager = [[NSFileManager alloc] init]; NSString *filePath =…
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NSTask Until Interrupted Command in Cocoa / Objective-C

I am trying to use NSTask on to run an ASR Multicast Stream, a Ruby Server Script, etc. Basically, I'm trying to run tasks with NSTask that do not finish running until interrupted, but the problem is that I can't get the NSTask to run in the…
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Cocoa NSTask help

I need a bit of help with NSTask. Also, I am new to Cocoa / Obj-C programming, so please bear with me. I am trying to make a directory. Then, remove it. So here is what I have so far: NSLog (@"START"); NSTask *task; task = [[NSTask alloc]…
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Opening OS X Apple Maps with specific coordinates from Cocoa command line tool

I am trying to launch the native Maps app and show a specific coordinate in OS X from my command line tool. I've found three options: Use [[NSWorkspace sharedWorkspace] openURL:[NSURL URLWithString:url]]; Use the open command and pass a formatted…
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