is there a terminal pd external?

Something that would function as a linux terminal/console that I could send commands to?

I'm looking for a way to control non-music (osc/midi) programs that would control lcd screens, and do advanced file operations that are outside the scope of pd

Thanks!

... also if I could send the terminal output into pd too, that would be awesome

Yeah, I've not used it. It is [shell].

awesome thanks!

[shell] has probelms with scripts that don't return 0. something about spawning zombies or something. pisses me off cuz I'm a crappy scripter.

I don't think that'll be a problem. I don't know the first thing about scripting.

I just need a way to list files (without using playlist)