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Re: USe Shell comands in perl
by cdarke (Prior) on Jul 17, 2007 at 09:23 UTC
    While there are some occasions that using shell commands from Perl are justified, there are many more when they are not. Decide: use the shell OR use Perl. Mixing them is to encourage inefficiency.
    This is a rough conversion table from UNIX commands to Perl. Please note that there are not always direct single equivalents, and that there are certainly many more that I can't think of (but many others will).
    UNIXPerlOrigin
    . do built-in
    awk perl ;-) (often 'split') built-in
    basename File::Basename::basename Base module
    cat while(<>){print} built-in
    ExtUtils::Command::cat Base module
    cd chdir built-in
    chmod chmod built-in
    chown chown built-in
    cp File::Copy Base module
    ExtUtils::Command::cp Base module
    date localtime built-in
    POSIX::strftime Base module
    declare see typedef
    df Filesys::Df CPAN
    diff File::Compare Base module
    dirname File::Basename::dirname Base modules
    echo print built-in
    egrep while(<>){print if /re/} built-in
    eval eval built-in
    exec exec built-in
    pipe (co-processes) built-in
    open (file descriptors) built-in
    export Assign to %ENV Hash variable
    Env::C CPAN
    find File::Find Base module
    ftp Net::Ftp Base module
    function sub built-in
    grep see egrep
    integer int built-in
    kill kill built-in
    ln -s link built-in
    ls glob built-in
    opendir/readdir/closedir built-in
    stat/lstat built-in
    mkdir mkdir built-in
    mkpath ExtUtils::Command::mkpath Base module
    mv rename built-in
    ExtUtils::Command::mv Base module
    od ord built-in
    printf built-in
    print print built-in
    printf printf built-in
    rand rand built-in
    rm unlink built-in
    ExtUtils::Command::rm Base module
    rm –f ExtUtils::Command::rm_rf Base module
    sed s/// (usually) built-in
    select Shell::POSIX::select CPAN
    sleep sleep built-in
    alarm built-in
    sort sort built-in
    source do built-in
    tail File::Tail CPAN
    times times built-in
    touch open()/close() built-in
    ExtUtils::Command::touch Base module
    trap %SIG Hash
    sigtrap pragma
    typeset my built-in
    typeset –i int built-in
    typeset –l lc built-in
    typeset –u uc built-in
    typeset -Z sprintf built-in
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      cdarke++, excellent article! Really this reply of mine may have been a /msg, but I wanted others to read it, and see if they share my feeling: have you considered (possibly expanding on the subject and) making it into a meditation? So one could refer to it for the future...

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        Thanks blazar. Added to meditations as you suggested 627015. I suggest that monks wishing to add more to the list do so in the meditation.
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      I agree with blazar... excellent.

      What about adding?

      telnet    Net::Telnet     CPAN

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      regexes
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      I think you need an "Origin" column for the UNIX side as well, since you seem to have thrown in external utilities, shell built-ins, and C library functions without distinction. (This is mainly meant as feedback for your other post.)

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        I can see why you say that, it is this phrase "UNIX command" that is so commonly used but is really too general. Strictly I guess it should only contain names from the POSIX/SUS standard section "Shell&Utilities", but that would miss many out. I will try and apply a new column when I can.
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Re: USe Shell comands in perl
by Zaxo (Archbishop) on Jul 17, 2007 at 04:35 UTC

    You can use qx (ie. `backticks`), system, open, or exec, depending on what you want to accomplish. Those links will get you started, and we'll be glad to help if you ask a more specific question.

    After Compline,
    Zaxo

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Re: USe Shell comands in perl
by GrandFather (Saint) on Jul 17, 2007 at 04:35 UTC
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Re: USe Shell comands in perl
by jesuashok (Curate) on Jul 17, 2007 at 06:02 UTC
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