Re^5: Can't spawn "cmd.exe":

Really.

>cmd "/C dir"
'dir"' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

>cmd /C dir
 Volume in drive C is C
 Volume Serial Number is 28AB-0E8B

 Directory of C:\Documents and Settings\ikegami

2009/03/18  03:49 PM    <DIR>          .
2009/03/18  03:49 PM    <DIR>          ..
...
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That's the one I had used to test earlier, but it turns out cmd is very forgiving for practically all other commands.

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Re^6: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on Mar 18, 2009 at 23:15 UTC
Seems more like a bug in cmd.exe to me `C:\test\test\test>cmd "/c dir *" Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 8C78-4B42 Directory of C:\test\test\test 18/03/2009 20:13 <DIR> . 18/03/2009 20:13 <DIR> .. ... C:\test\test\test>cmd "/c dir " Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 8C78-4B42 Directory of C:\test\test\test 18/03/2009 20:13 <DIR> . 18/03/2009 20:13 <DIR> .. ...` [download] One swallow does not a summer make :) Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply] [d/l]
Re^7: Can't spawn "cmd.exe": by ikegami (Patriarch) on Mar 19, 2009 at 01:05 UTC
One swallow does not a summer make :) Are you talking about `dir` being unique, or `cmd` being unique? :) I agree it's sensible to use `system("cmd", $args)`. Note that it doesn't generalize to `system($prog, $args)`. Try `perl "-l foo.pl"`, for example.	[reply] [d/l] [select]