[chef] How can I store the output of a bash command as a ruby variable?

[Geoff Meakin Acid < >]

Hi,

Is there a chef way to store the output of a bash command as a ruby variable?

Or should I use plain old ruby?

E.g. I want to do this:

$ hostname -d

- and store the result in a variable, which I can pass via variables to a template.

Thanks

Geoff