my $SSL = "/usr/local/bin/sudo /usr/bin/openssl"; chomp( my @array = `$SSL x509 -inform PEM -text -noout -subject -issuer -in /tmp/expiredcert.crt 2>/dev/null` ); #### my $SSL = "/usr/local/bin/sudo /usr/bin/openssl"; local (*FH); open (FH, "$SSL x509 -inform PEM -text -noout -subject -issuer -in /tmp/expiredcert.crt 2>/dev/null |") or return; my @args = ; close FH;