Re^2: Safe cross-platform command execution and capture of STDOUT & STDERR

Hi, Thanks for the reply, sorry I should have expanded on that. This code will be used to execute commands defined by the user but I want to do it in as safe-a-way as possible. I'll take a look at IPC::Open3. thanks, Matt

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Re^3: Safe cross-platform command execution and capture of STDOUT & STDERR by Perl Mouse (Chaplain) on Nov 25, 2005 at 16:25 UTC
This code will be used to execute commands defined by the user but I want to do it in as safe-a-way as possible. What do you mean by that? What is "safe"? Should it ask the user if the command is going to remove a file? Should it try to second-guess the user and ask confirmation if the command the user gives may not be what he really wants? Do you first want to make a backup? Your definition is utterly vague. As safe as possible would be to not do anything - but I doubt that is what you mean. What are you afraid of might happen? What do you want to protect yourself against? `Perl --((8:>*`	[reply]

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Re^3: Safe cross-platform command execution and capture of STDOUT & STDERR
by Perl Mouse (Chaplain) on Nov 25, 2005 at 16:25 UTC

This code will be used to execute commands defined by the user but I want to do it in as safe-a-way as possible.

Your definition is utterly vague. As safe as possible would be to not do anything - but I doubt that is what you mean. What are you afraid of might happen? What do you want to protect yourself against?

Perl --((8:>*

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