Re: Re: Re: Re: Getting To Grips With Taint

Thats fixed it. Cheers

Is the method i am using ok? I'm just wondering if there is a better, more solid way of doing this?

I am trying to keep clear of adding perl modules as my sysadmin doesn't allow it, but i think we are on perl 5.6.something so i am not sure what modues are included with that release.

Thanks

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Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Getting To Grips With Taint - And Picking Up Files by zigdon (Deacon) on Sep 30, 2002 at 16:28 UTC
I'd suggest you go read the perlsec manpage. It explains taint, and why and when to use it. In your case, I'm not sure why you're using taint, as (at least in the snipplet you supplied), you're not really doing anything with the data you're reading. Just making sure you're using the full path to 'ls' is enough - but you don't really need taint for that. -- Dan	[reply]