the IPC::Run->signal() function seems to be able to grab the pid: 
sub signal {
   my IPC::Run $self = shift ;

   local $cur_self = $self ;

   $self->_kill_kill_kill_pussycat_kill unless @_ ;

   Carp::cluck "Ignoring extra parameters passed to kill()" if @_ > 1 
+;

   my ( $signal ) = @_ ;
   croak "Undefined signal passed to signal" unless defined $signal ;
   for ( grep $_->{PID} && ! defined $_->{RESULT}, @{$self->{KIDS}} ) 
+{
      _debug "sending $signal to $_->{PID}"
         if _debugging;
      kill $signal, $_->{PID}
         or _debugging && _debug "$! sending $signal to $_->{PID}" ;
   }
   
   return ;
}

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However, I'm not sure how (or if) I can do the same thing from my script...im afraid i may have to modify the module itself, and even then im not totally sure what to do.

In reply to Re: IPC::Run and start(); pump(); finish() by Anonymous Monk
in thread IPC::Run and start(); pump(); finish() by Anonymous Monk

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