my $command = "ps -ef | grep $version | grep online| awk '{print $2}'"; print "Invoking: >>>$command<<<\n"; my $output = `$command`; #### my $command = sprintf q(ps -ef | grep %s | grep online| awk '{print $2}'), $version; print "Invoking: >>>$command<<<\n"; my $output = `$command`;