Working directory for cmdrunner?

[divan]

Hey, is there a way to specify the working dir for command run by cmdrunner module?

My use case is showing some stats of outdated dependencies in a few working dirs with source code. Most tools that can analyze dependencies must be run from the project's directory. Am I overlooking something or there is no way to specify working dir at the moment?

[Seanstoppable]

That is an interesting thought.
A few things I can think of:

1. Wrap it in a shell script and have the shell script handle going to the appropriate directory before calling the command.

2. Have cmdrunner automatically parse a path if present and go to the directory and execute the command

3. Include a working_dir config option that cmdrunner will go to the directory and execute the command

4. Should be doable now

5. Seems maybe too much magic/I definately pause to think about unintended side effects

6. Seems straightforward, intentional by the person setting up the command and backwards compatible.

[divan]

Right, I think specifying working_dir is pretty common for running external commands. Systemd has it, Go's os.Cmd type has it, cron, well, doesn't have, but it doesn't have any configuration for commands at all.

Re 2, I think no need to automatically parsing path - it's either default, or user specified. That'll work.