Re: getting a problem when I use which command with system function

Actually i am not getting any error i am able to get the output perfectly.

 #!/usr/bin/perl

 print " HELLO \n";

  system( " which  ls ");
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OUTPUT

HELLO /bin/ls

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Re^2: getting a problem when I use which command with system function by jbrugger (Parson) on Nov 03, 2006 at 05:42 UTC
Tried it as well: `# Debian and CentOS Linux: perl -e 'system("which ls");' /bin/ls` [download] Only on windows it did not work, since i use cygwin to perform most linux like functions... `U:\>perl -e 'system("which ls");' /usr/bin/ls U:\>/bin/ls The system cannot find the path specified. U:\>` [download] What os are you using? "We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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# Debian and CentOS Linux:
perl -e 'system("which ls");'
/bin/ls
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U:\>perl -e 'system("which ls");'
/usr/bin/ls

U:\>/bin/ls
The system cannot find the path specified.

U:\>
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"We all agree on the necessity of compromise. We just can't agree on when it's necessary to compromise." - Larry Wall.