Re: windows vs unix: different behaviour with exec()

See How does system(1,"foo") work on Windows?.... you may need the weird windows "system(1,prog.pl)" to return control properly to the calling script. I don't use windows, so I'm not sure.

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Re^2: windows vs unix: different behaviour with exec() by rovf (Priest) on Nov 20, 2008 at 15:16 UTC
you may need the weird windows "system(1,prog.pl)" Is this an undocumented feature of Perl? Because system doesn't mention it, although it works (as I found by trying it out). -- Ronald Fischer <ynnor@mm.st>	[reply]
Re^3: windows vs unix: different behaviour with exec() by almut (Canon) on Nov 20, 2008 at 15:49 UTC
... semi-undocumented :) (as people don't usually look there...)	[reply]
Re^3: windows vs unix: different behaviour with exec() by zentara (Cardinal) on Nov 20, 2008 at 15:51 UTC
It's just one of those tips that floats around Perlmonks.... I couldn't even find it on google. I'm not really a human, but I play one on earth Remember How Lucky You Are	[reply]