You'll get better responses if you give your posts a descriptive title. If you have two seperate questions, post them seperately so both can have a good title.
See %SIG in perlvar
You can redirect their STDOUT and STDERR when you shell out to them in the same way as you would in the shell, or you can capture them using backticks or open
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I have to agree with this - you should split your questions and use meaningful titles for the benefit of other users who will likely one day want to do a search when they encounter a similar issue than you.
There is way more value in acting in the interest of everyone at the monastery than just getting a question answered for yourself.