use strict;

my $output = `ping perlmonks.org`;
print $output;
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Prints:

Pinging perlmonks.org [209.197.123.153] with 32 bytes of data:



Reply from 209.197.123.153: bytes=32 time=303ms TTL=46

Reply from 209.197.123.153: bytes=32 time=268ms TTL=46

Reply from 209.197.123.153: bytes=32 time=305ms TTL=46

Reply from 209.197.123.153: bytes=32 time=244ms TTL=46



Ping statistics for 209.197.123.153:

    Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:

    Minimum = 244ms, Maximum = 305ms, Average = 280ms
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for me. There are obvious line end issues, but not of the nature your sample implies.