On 2/5/07, Tony Heal <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
OK, so bash is the shell I am using and the df utility is a standard Xnix command. My question is, is there a perl way of getting the stats on partitions without having to shell out using system() or exec()?
Well, this is not unlike asking if there's a way to get a hot meatloaf out of the oven without having to put on oven gloves. But yes, you could write Perl code (perhaps with a little XS to handle a system call or two; I'm not sure) to do what df does. It probably won't be as fast, secure, portable, or easy to write as using system() to invoke df, but on the plus side you'll get to debug it all yourself. And since it has to run with special privileges, you might even break something important along the way, or open a security hole without realizing it. Is there some reason you can't use oven gloves? I mean df? Cheers! --Tom Phoenix Stonehenge Perl Training -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
