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I'm not sure how you draw that conclusion.

  1. system is not exec; nor vice versa.

    It is perfectly feasible and simple to invoke a command via system without going through the shell:

    [0] Perl> system q[perl -wE" say for @ARGV; <STDIN>" 1 2 "1 2" "1 \"2\ +" 3"];; 1 2 1 2 1 "2" 3
  2. That thread is very muddled.

    The conclusions drawn do not appear to match up with the code executed.

As for Win32::ShellQuote; I've never found a need for it. I use the scalar form of system & open; quote as I would in the shell, and it just works. The problem with the list form is it does stuff to what you pass; but what it does is undocumented; thus you're always fighting 'intelligence' that isn't very.


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Re^7: how to dir a directory that have space (examples)
by Anonymous Monk on Jan 16, 2015 at 12:50 UTC
    system is not exec

    Not sure what you mean by that? From system:

    system LIST ... Does exactly the same thing as exec LIST, except that a fork is done first and the parent process waits for the child process to exit.
      except that a fork is done first

      Windows doesn't have fork!


      With the rise and rise of 'Social' network sites: 'Computers are making people easier to use everyday'
      Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error.
      "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority".
      In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. Agile (and TDD) debunked