gistfile1.js

function executeShellCommand (program) {
  //use arguments.shift to implement a complete shell bridge
  var executable = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/file/local;1"]
                .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsILocalFile);
  executable.followLinks = true;
  executable.initWithPath(program);
  if (executable.exists()) {
    try {
        var process = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/process/util;1"]
                            .createInstance(Components.interfaces.nsIProcess);
        process.init(executable);
        var args = new Array();
        Application.console.log("Executable : " + executable);
        Application.console.log("args       : " + args);
        ret = process.run(false, args, args.length);
        Application.console.log("ret code   : " + ret);
      } catch (e) {
        Application.console.log("Error running command         : " + e);
        displayMessage("Error running command : " + e);
        return null;
      }
  }
}

function cmd_testExec() { executeShellCommand('/media/data/personnal_works/soft/bin/test'); }