# Open4 in standard library?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open4-in-standard-library/88826>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [March 14, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open4-in-standard-library/88826 "2007-03-14T20:00:58Z")\
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**Author:** ![reflex](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/f05b48/32.png) [@reflex](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/reflex)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/open4-in-standard-library/88826/1 "2007-03-14T20:00:58Z")

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Hello

I was wondering if Ara’s open4 extension could be considered for  
inclusion in ruby’s standard library, or if the same solution used to  
return the exit status could be used in open3. Open3.popen3 is a bit  
annoying in that it doesn’t set $?.

Best regards,  
Andre