system call variable

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Re: system call variable by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Dec 18, 2002 at 22:56 UTC
Use backticks: my $foo = `bar.exe args`; After Compline, Zaxo	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: system call variable by Anonymous Monk on Dec 18, 2002 at 22:58 UTC
So is it possible to do? `my $foo = 'wc $filename -l'; #in a cgwin environment on windows?` [download] Thanks	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: system call variable by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Dec 18, 2002 at 23:14 UTC
Look closely at the quotes ZAxo was using and yours. Eg. Zaxo used ````` these, you used '''''' these. The difference is important. Examine what is said, not who speaks.	[reply]
Re^4: system call variable; remember qx() by tye (Sage) on Dec 18, 2002 at 23:30 UTC
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