Opening a shell script with a particular syntax

imperl has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Im trying to open a shell script and the syntax is as follows:

# ./test.sh 123.122.233.1 9879 textx.xml
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This particular function need to be called repeatedly and for that I wrote a perl script using the following:


system("$test.sh");
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But Im not sure, how I can mention the rest of the syntax in it? Thanks

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Re: Opening a shell script with a particular syntax by ghenry (Vicar) on May 25, 2005 at 08:13 UTC
Yes, see system Specifically: `@args = ("command", "arg1", "arg2"); system(@args) == 0 or die "system @args failed: $?"` [download] HTH. Walking the road to enlightenment... I found a penguin and a camel on the way..... Fancy a yourname@perl.me.uk? Just ask!!!	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Opening a shell script with a particular syntax by blazar (Canon) on May 25, 2005 at 08:17 UTC
Personally I'm not even sure what you really mean with "how I can mention the rest of the syntax in it". But maybe that's just me. All in all this is a frequently asked question and IIUC, it is in fact in perlfaq: see e.g. `perldoc -q 'output.*system'` [download] Also, you may be interested in "backticks", aka `qx//` (see perlop); open, and possibly IPC::Open2, IPC::Open3.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Opening a shell script with a particular syntax by imperl (Novice) on May 25, 2005 at 08:53 UTC
Thanks got the procedure after reading about the "system" command.	[reply]
Re: Opening a shell script with a particular syntax by Fang (Pilgrim) on May 25, 2005 at 07:25 UTC
How about reading `perldoc -f system` ? It'll answer your question.	[reply]