Executing Bash scripts from Apex

Hi,
I have several bash scripts that I would like to execute via APEX (the parameters will be supplied through Text fields, and the "execute" button will execute the script.
The script will be located in the local server (the server where the APEX is installed), and it will perform several activities - for instance, it will execute EMCLI commands (Grid control command line).
How can one do it ?
Regards,
Roni.

Hello,
1. Can you please show me examples of HOW to connect between the existing Scheduled job (I've created a job via dbms_scheduler) and executing it in APEX ?
2. In addition - I need to complicate things a little bit.
My job executes a procedure that have arguments.
The arguments are being generated from several field items that I'll create inside apex.
(Each variable should be inserted to a dbms_scheduler.set_job_argument_value procedure).
I'm having trouble to pass the variables - how do I set value to a variables, that I can use in Other pages ?
Only when I set default values to the items, I could take the default value to other pages.
I tried to reference them with the format :P2_var_name. (with the dot) or with &P2_var_name.
Thanks,
Roni.

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