Execute shell commands

[bobo1on1]

This pull request adds functionality to execute one or more shell commands, the commands are executed in their own child process by /bin/sh, the user that executes the commands can be configured.

Example configuration:

command_user: 'bob'
commands:
KEY_KP1:
- 'echo hello'
KEY_KP2:
- 'echo bye'

[philipl]

There are many tools out there that can execute arbitrary commands based on a key sequence (even, GNOME, for all its streamlining, has this capability). I don't see any need to add that complexity here.

[bobo1on1]

Yes, but they can't execute shell commands from a keypress on a specific device, like for example a usb remote control.

[philipl]

Seems like that's what irexec does.

http://www.lirc.org/html/irexec.html

[DanielJoyce]

lirc seems much more complicated to set up. Also seems possibly tied to IR Remotes.