"I don't care how it's called either, system(), exec(), or backticks."
Actually, yes you do (or should): see the docs for exec, taking special notes of the first paragraph:
"The "exec" function executes a system command *and never
returns*; use "system" instead of "exec" if you want it to
return. It fails and returns false only if the command does not
exist *and* it is executed directly instead of via your system's
command shell (see below)."
And the difference between system and backticks? sgifford put it clearly and succinctly ( in Re: system() vs `backtick`, q.v. ) back in 2004, when he said "backticks send the executed program's STDOUT to a variable, and system sends it to your main program's STDOUT."
But, don't quit there; read similarly re system. And re backticks... well you get the idea.
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hehe, true, and I already did.
I meant which gives me the easiest solution is fine by me. :)
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