#!/usr/bin/perl use Log::Log4perl; # Initialize Logger my $log_conf = "/etc/2.log.conf"; Log::Log4perl::init($log_conf); my $logger = Log::Log4perl->get_logger(); $logger->info("===== before system call"); system('ls -l qwerty'); if( $? > 0 ) { $logger->error("there was an error: $?"); } $logger->info("===== after system call");