8130127: streamline input parameter of Nashorn scripting $EXEC function
Summary: handle null and undefined correctly, do not coerce them to strings
Reviewed-by: lagergren, sundar
# exec script requires -scripting mode
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// The $EXEC builtin function can be used to run external commands:
$EXEC("ls")
$EXEC("ls -la")
// It can also be given a string to use as stdin:
$EXEC("cat", "Hello, world!")
// Additional arguments can be passed after the stdin argument, as an array of
// strings, or a sequence of varargs (if there is no stdin, null or undefined
// can be passed):
$EXEC("ls", undefined, "-l", "-a")
$EXEC("ls", undefined, ["-l", "-a"])
// Output of running external commands is returned from $EXEC:
print($EXEC("ls"))
// apply on $EXEC
print($EXEC.apply(this, ["ls"]));