my $ret=`sh -e '$cmd' 2>&1`;

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Didn't you mean -c ? 

for my $cmd ('date', 'dat', 'date -foo') {
    print "cmd: $cmd\n";
    
    my $out = `sh -c '$cmd' 2>&1`;
    my $rc = $? >> 8;

    print "out: $out";
    print "rc:  $rc\n\n";
}

__END__
cmd: date
out: Wed Jan  4 22:40:20 CET 2012
rc:  0

cmd: dat
out: sh: dat: not found
rc:  127

cmd: date -foo
out: date: `oo': No such file or directory
rc:  1

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In reply to Re^2: STDOUT STDERR and response code from external Linix command by Eliya
in thread STDOUT STDERR and response code from external Linix command by gdanenb

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