Remote command execution in Ruby Gem ldoce 0.0.2 Larry W. Cashdollar @_larry0 3/25/2013 Ldoce Ruby Gem: Easily interface with the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English API from Ruby: NB currently mac only as it depends on the afplay command. https://github.com/markburns/ldoce Ldoce passes an mp3 url to commandline for audio output of the pronunciation of a dictonary word: If the URL or filename for the mp3 files contain shell metacharacters code can be executed remotely as the client: [./ldoce-0.0.2/lib/ldoce/word.rb] if mp3? unless File.exists? filename command = "curl #{mp3_url} -silent > {filename}" `{command}` end `afplay #{filename}` end