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

[Akzhan Abdulin < >]

v = `hostname -d`

but you should look at ohai attributes before.

2011/9/29 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