Re^2: which module - linux/process

or system if the command output is not going to be used later:

system($command, @args);
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It is documented in perlfunc

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Re^3: which module - linux/process by Anonymous Monk on Sep 25, 2007 at 11:02 UTC
Yes, `system(command,args)` is what i use What i need is to wait for the above command to complete and control passed back to the perl script, so i can do something more in there	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: which module - linux/process by salva (Canon) on Sep 25, 2007 at 11:16 UTC
but that's what `system` does! Maybe the shell script you are calling is forking more processes and not waiting for them.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: which module - linux/process by oha (Friar) on Sep 25, 2007 at 11:11 UTC
system will fork/exec and wait	[reply]