Re: Exec

[Joao Cardoso]

Tom Weichmann wrote:

> Dear octave users,
>
> Is there a way to disable octave's ability to execuite shell
> commands, ie exec('your command here').

octave:1> function y=exec(x); y=sin(x);endfunction
error: can't redefine read-only function `exec'

This is also a problem for me, but for other reasons. I would like to
*redefine* internal Octave functions, say, 'min()'. There is an 'alias'
function in Octave internals, but I never was able to use it... I always
get a core dump.

Has someone suceeded?

Joao

>
>
> Thank you for your time,
>
> T.C. Weichmann
>
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