Re: start bash command from perl script: alternatives to system or backticks?

There's no reason you shouldn't see the output with system. Your script's STDOUT is inherited by the child.

$ perl -e'system "ls .bash*"'
.bash_history  .bash_logout  .bash_profile  .bashrc
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Re^2: start bash command from perl script: alternatives to system or backticks? by bfdi533 (Friar) on Apr 28, 2010 at 16:23 UTC
You might also set $\| so that your perl script does not buffer the output. `#!perl $\|++ ...` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^3: start bash command from perl script: alternatives to system or backticks? by ikegami (Patriarch) on Apr 28, 2010 at 17:53 UTC
`$\|` will have absolutely no effect on children.	[reply] [d/l]