# 'gets' OS commands?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gets-os-commands/102630>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 28, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gets-os-commands/102630 "2006-12-28T19:07:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![woodyee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/43a26b/32.png) [@woodyee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woodyee)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 7:07pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gets-os-commands/102630/1 "2006-12-28T19:07:13Z")

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Hi! I’m creating a little program for myself:

# Have user enter a directory in Windows (ex., C:\ or C:\Windows, etc)

# Have the user search the directory for .txt files

# Have user pick a file to read

I’m stuck at #1! Yikes! How can I get a user to input a command (like  
“Dir.chdir”)? Thanks!

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**Author:** ![woodyee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/43a26b/32.png) [@woodyee](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/woodyee)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2006, 8:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/gets-os-commands/102630/2 "2006-12-28T20:01:25Z")

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woodyee wrote:

> Hi! I’m creating a little program for myself:
> 
> # Have user enter a directory in Windows (ex., C:\ or C:\Windows, etc)
> 
> # Have the user search the directory for .txt files
> 
> # Have user pick a file to read
> 
> I’m stuck at #1! Yikes! How can I get a user to input a command (like  
> “Dir.chdir”)? Thanks!

YIKES! I double posted! 🙂

Thanks in advance!