+// execute the command capturing its output into an array line by line, this is
+// always synchronous
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
+ wxArrayString& output);
+
+// also capture stderr (also synchronous)
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE long wxExecute(const wxString& command,
+ wxArrayString& output,
+ wxArrayString& error);
+
+enum wxSignal
+{
+ wxSIGNONE = 0, // verify if the process exists under Unix
+ wxSIGHUP,
+ wxSIGINT,
+ wxSIGQUIT,
+ wxSIGILL,
+ wxSIGTRAP,
+ wxSIGABRT,
+ wxSIGIOT = wxSIGABRT, // another name
+ wxSIGEMT,
+ wxSIGFPE,
+ wxSIGKILL,
+ wxSIGBUS,
+ wxSIGSEGV,
+ wxSIGSYS,
+ wxSIGPIPE,
+ wxSIGALRM,
+ wxSIGTERM
+
+ // further signals are different in meaning between different Unix systems
+};
+
+enum wxKillError
+{
+ wxKILL_OK, // no error
+ wxKILL_BAD_SIGNAL, // no such signal
+ wxKILL_ACCESS_DENIED, // permission denied
+ wxKILL_NO_PROCESS, // no such process
+ wxKILL_ERROR // another, unspecified error
+};
+
+enum wxShutdownFlags
+{
+ wxSHUTDOWN_POWEROFF, // power off the computer
+ wxSHUTDOWN_REBOOT // shutdown and reboot
+};
+
+// Shutdown or reboot the PC
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShutdown(wxShutdownFlags wFlags);
+
+// send the given signal to the process (only NONE and KILL are supported under
+// Windows, all others mean TERM), return 0 if ok and -1 on error
+//
+// return detailed error in rc if not NULL
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE int wxKill(long pid,
+ wxSignal sig = wxSIGTERM,
+ wxKillError *rc = NULL);
+
+// Execute a command in an interactive shell window (always synchronously)
+// If no command then just the shell
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxShell(const wxString& command = wxEmptyString);