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in thread Restarting perl script by itself

As per my understanding, exec will launch the new process

No, exec replaces your current process.... a subtle difference.

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Re^4: Restarting perl script by itself
by manua (Novice) on Sep 16, 2011 at 19:31 UTC
    Thanks, thats the point I was missing.
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