How do I execute a list of Unix commands from inside a perl program

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Re: How do I execute a list of Unix commands from inside a perl program by btrott (Parson) on Mar 28, 2000 at 00:26 UTC
With extreme care. If you must do this, look at the system and exec commands in order to actually execute the commands. Pay particular attention to the multi-argument forms of both those functions, and use them, if possible--they're more secure. Also, read perlsec and run in taint mode (-T), and do security checks on the commands that the server receives.	[reply]
Re: How do I execute a list of Unix commands from inside a perl program by cleen (Pilgrim) on Feb 25, 2001 at 07:22 UTC
IMHO with the information provided, it would be best to have the script on one server parse out the commands then do a form of remote command via ssh or kerberized (encrypted) rsh. `open(CMDS, "file_of_commands"); while (<CMDS>) { chomp; # ssh -l username machine "$_"; }` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: How do I execute a list of Unix commands from inside a perl program by Anonymous Monk on Dec 04, 2003 at 05:26 UTC
hi Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply]
Re: How do I execute a list of Unix commands from inside a perl program by Anonymous Monk on Mar 07, 2004 at 08:15 UTC
open(CMDS, "file_of_commands"); while (<CMDS>) { chomp; # ssh -l username machine "$_"; } Originally posted as a Categorized Answer.	[reply]