in reply to Re: I think I just found a good reason to use backticks in a void context.
in thread I thought I found a good reason to use backticks in a void context, but I was wrong.

Thanks for your response.

When you use backticks in a void context, aren't you throwing away the output, while the return value is retained in $?, as with system()?

Either way, Net::Ping might well be even faster. I'll look into it.

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