On Windows, system(@ARGS) is system("@ARGS"), so you need to take proper care of quoting.

No it's not, so no you don't. 

>perl -e"@cmd = ('perl', '-le print for @ARGV', 'foo', 'bar'); system 
+@cmd;"
foo
bar

>perl -e"@cmd = ('perl', '-le print for @ARGV', 'foo bar'); system @cm
+d;"
foo bar

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The Windows command line cannot handle some characters. You need to verify for their presence, but you won't be able to quote them.

Of course it would be nice if Win32 system() knew when to add double quotes around strings...

ActivePerl does since 5.6.1. Can't verify Perl in general.

In reply to Re^3: Construct command portable way by ikegami
in thread Construct command portable way by avinash_d

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