to get exact exit status value

ansh batra has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

hi monks
i want to retrieve exit status value of shell command in a perl program
$? give it but i have read at many places that we need to shift 8 bits right to get exact value
please help me getting out of this mess!!!

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Re: to get exact exit status value by Anonymous Monk on Nov 01, 2011 at 06:03 UTC
Um, forget the many place, check the manual, system for starters Or use an abstraction IPC::System::Simple#runx	[reply]
Re^2: to get exact exit status value by ansh batra (Friar) on Nov 01, 2011 at 06:07 UTC
what i am trying to say is that value in $? is not the exact/true exit status value of shell command. or is it? read the documentation	[reply]
Re^3: to get exact exit status value by Anonymous Monk on Nov 01, 2011 at 06:12 UTC
What?	[reply]
Re^4: to get exact exit status value by ansh batra (Friar) on Nov 01, 2011 at 06:14 UTC
Re^5: to get exact exit status value by Anonymous Monk on Nov 01, 2011 at 06:24 UTC
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