in reply to Re^3: How to know the status of a command invoked by open function?
in thread How to know the status of a command invoked by open function?

Yes, but the Anonymous Monk to which I replied didn't.

He's right that close PS; should be close PS or die $!;, but it won't change the result.

Note that by "system command", he meant "system calls", not the system builtin.

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