As per the title, I can't seem to get STDERR into the result from a backtick command. Case in point... 
#!/local/home/myuser/projects/installs/perl5.10.1/bin/perl

my $cmd = "echddo 'arghh'";

my $cmd_result = `$cmd 2>&1`;
my $cmd_rc = $?;

print  "CMD        : >>$cmd<<\n";
print  "RETURN_CODE: >>$cmd_rc<<\n";
print  "CMD_RESULT : >>$cmd_result<<\n";

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Which when run gives...

myuser@myserver./exec_test.pl
sh: echddo: not found
CMD        : >>echddo 'arghh'<<
RETURN_CODE: >>256<<
CMD_RESULT : >><<

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I did compile perl myself, is it possible I messed it up? Any pointers appreciated, Ta, Rob

In reply to Unable to grab STDERR from a backtick command by reasonablekeith

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