my ($cmd, $cmdkill); $cmd = qq{$path -qx $host $port $suser $password}; $cmdkill = qq{$path -qx $host $port} }; open(PROC,"$cmd|") or die "failed to fork :$!\n"; #### Global symbol "$cmd" requires explicit package name at ./check_req.pl line 213. Global symbol "$cmdkill" requires explicit package name at ./check_req.pl line 214.