# Ruby execute script

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-execute-script/103111>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [May 1, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-execute-script/103111 "2007-05-01T23:13:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![lalala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/eb8c5e/32.png) [@lalala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lalala)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 11:13pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-execute-script/103111/1 "2007-05-01T23:13:07Z")

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Hi everyone  
I’m trying to use scripts like ghost script and imagemagick  
Can ruby call this script? I looking for something like exec(“convert  
sample.pdf sample.jpeg”)

thank you

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**Author:** ![lalala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/eb8c5e/32.png) [@lalala](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/lalala)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-execute-script/103111/2 "2007-05-01T23:54:04Z")

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> Can ruby call this script? I looking for something like  
> exec(“convert sample.pdf sample.jpeg”)

Sure, look at the Kernel.system and Kernel.exec methods, but you might  
want to look at mini\_magick for a ruby wrapper around command-line  
imagemagick.

- donald