in reply to how do i run a shell command without waiting for the output

Another way is to: 
system (1, commands) or die $!;

[download]

Replies are listed 'Best First'.
Re^2: how do i run a shell command without waiting for the output
by Anonymous Monk on Apr 24, 2017 at 22:55 UTC

    Another way is to:

    That bit of wisdom comes from perlport which explains it isn't portable

    Proc::Background is more portable

[reply]

In Section Seekers of Perl Wisdom