Re: Problem in perl script for checking exit status of shell script

What value are you receiving inside your perl script? Maybe the following thread is helpful for you: return value from system call, exit status, shift right 8, bitwise and, $?.

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Re^2: Problem in perl script for checking exit status of shell script by sarf13 (Beadle) on Feb 08, 2012 at 12:04 UTC
Thanks for your reply its returning 127 inteed of 0, i am trying to narrow down the probelem. well in my shell script i read an external file for reading PATH for required files. while i am reading this external file then the perl script giving the NOT OK satement. another hand if i just hardcoded all the path on shell script itself then perl script giving me OK statement. i am just checking its a problem reading external file or someting else.	[reply]

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Re^2: Problem in perl script for checking exit status of shell script
by sarf13 (Beadle) on Feb 08, 2012 at 12:04 UTC

Thanks for your reply

its returning 127 inteed of 0, i am trying to narrow down the probelem. well in my shell script i read an external file for reading PATH for required files. while i am reading this external file then the perl script giving the NOT OK satement. another hand if i just hardcoded all the path on shell script itself then perl script giving me OK statement.

i am just checking its a problem reading external file or someting else.

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