Re: My fifo wtf.

Also, open \$var doesn't create a system file handle, just a Perl handle. It can't become the child's STDOUT.

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Re^2: My fifo wtf. by EvanCarroll (Chaplain) on Dec 18, 2008 at 18:45 UTC
So how do you capture STDOUT from the child into perl? Evan Carroll I hack for the ladies. www.EvanCarroll.com	[reply]
Re^3: My fifo wtf. by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 18, 2008 at 19:15 UTC
`open(my $from_child, '-\|', "cat < foobar") or die $!; <$from_child>` [download] `open2(my $from_child, $fifo, "cat") or die $!; <$from_child>` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]