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6.4.12 The Function transmit

The expression transmit(value) writes value, converted to text format, to the transmit process via pipe and reads a value in text format from the transmit process via pipe. The answer is converted to the internal Malaga value format and returned as the result of the expression.

When this function is evaluated, the transmit process is started if it is not running. The command line of the transmit process is specified by the option transmit.