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Diffstat (limited to 'qutebrowser/browser/commands.py')
| -rw-r--r-- | qutebrowser/browser/commands.py | 5 |
1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py index afa78df01..cf79672ca 100644 --- a/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py +++ b/qutebrowser/browser/commands.py @@ -1005,7 +1005,10 @@ class CommandDispatcher: @cmdutils.argument('output_messages', flag='m') def spawn(self, cmdline, userscript=False, verbose=False, output=False, output_messages=False, detach=False, count=None): - """Spawn a command in a shell. + """Spawn an external command. + + Note that the command is *not* run in a shell, so things like `$VAR` or + `> output` won't have the desired effect. Args: userscript: Run the command as a userscript. You can use an |