I couldn't run "cls" with std::pocces::Command.

[Oya-Tomo]

Error description

I tried to execute cls in powershell with std::pocces::Command . But it didn't work.
I can build my code, but when I try to run the exe I get an error.
Please tell me the solution to this problem?
I'm sorry I'm not good at English.

Environment

• windows11
• rustc 1.60.0 (installed using scoop)
• cargo 1.60.0

code

use std::process::Command;

fn main() {
    Command::new("cls").status().expect("failed");
}

Error message

thread 'main' panicked at 'failed: Error { kind: NotFound, message: "program not found" }', src\main.rs:4:34
note: run with `RUST_BACKTRACE=1` environment variable to display a backtrace

[wwylele]

cls isn't a program. It is a shell command of Windows cmd/powershell. std::process::Command doesn't run through any shell, and doesn't interpret any shell commands.

[Oya-Tomo]

Thank you for your response.☺

Your answer is that Rust can't execute Windows commands, right?
I'm making a cli text editor. So, I need to clear the console lines.
Can you tell me how to clear the console?

[name1e5s]

Thank you for your response.☺

Your answer is that Rust can't execute Windows commands, right? I'm making a cli text editor. So, I need to clear the console lines. Can you tell me how to clear the console?

You may instead use Command::new("cmd").arg("/C").arg("cls") to clear the console.

[Oya-Tomo]

Thank you for your kind answer !
My problem was resolved.😀

[Dylan-DPC]

Closing this as issue has been resolved