Reference UNIX Commands From spy

Although many things can be done from within spy, starting Houdini or other programs is often done with unix commands.

While you are in spy, any time you need to execute a unix command, simply precede the command with the ! key, and then type the command. For example:

! df -k Enter

displays the amount of free disk space in kilobytes, using the unix command df.

Unix commands often require the name of a file(s) as arguments. We can provide these filenames from spy by using the % character within our unix command. Anywhere this character is found, it will insert the name(s) of the currently tagged files.

For example, if the files 1.pic, 2.pic and 3.pic are tagged, then the command:

! iplay % Enter

translates into:

! iplay 1.pic 2.pic 3.pic Enter