This is easy to manipulate, though as time has went by I've found that perl already can do what i try to do by using system commands. here's a quick example with backticks, though it is not the only way, or correct one dependent on your need.
this would require fortune to be in your path ahead of time. that can easily be added... #!/usr/bin/perl -w use strict; my $fortune = `fortune`; print "$fortune \n"; # ken _________________________________________ http://quantifier.org/ken GnuPG: 7C828670 location: 33:54:5.879N 83:19:16.824W 12:05:01 up 21:06, 4 users Questionable day. Ask somebody something. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
