use strict; use Tkx; use IPC::Open3; my $mw = Tkx::widget->new('.'); my $tw = $mw->new_text(); my $bt = $mw->new_ttk__button( -text => 'retrieve', -command => sub { my( $pid, $wtr, $rdr, $err ); $pid = open3( $wtr, $rdr, $err, 'dir' ); $tw->insert( 'end', scalar do { local $/; <$rdr> } ); }, ); Tkx::pack( $tw ); Tkx::pack( $bt ); Tkx::MainLoop;