perldoc -f "system"
and it is system("command");
or you could use backticks as in:
$now = "the time is now ".`date`;
i bet someone will comment about the difference between using system and
backticks (don't backticks capture the standard output?)
-k
And on 9:49am, Ned Cunningham jibba jabb
> -Original Message-
> From: Ned Cunningham [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 9:49 AM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Running the system command
>
>
> What is the proper and best way to use the system command???
> System('command');
> Or (system 'comman
