my $command = qq{/local/mnt/quadcmd/bcommand -pol "$(line) "}; $command .= q{ -s1 TIMESTATE }; $command .= qq{ -d "$final_start" }; $command .= qq{ -e "$final_end" }; $command .= qq{ -L }; $command .= qq{|grep -i "inventoryid:" }; $command .= q{|awk '{print $3}' }; my @bpx = qx{$command};