`$cmd` or it identical twin qx($cmd) both shell out and actually do an sh -c. So if you are looking for something specifically in ksh you'll have to run ksh from within the qx().
|b On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 16:21, David Parker wrote: > Hi. I have a perl script that calls various programs. I would like to be able to > verify that a given program is being called from the right place - what I would use > "whence" for in the korn shell. > > I tried > > $path = `whence $cmdname`; > > but I don't get anything in $path. I'm undoubtedly missing something - I'm a > beginner! > > Thanks in advance for any clues.... > > - DAP > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > David Parker > Rocket Software > (617) 614-2128 > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
