> Hi guys,
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows how to execute Unix
> commands in a Perl Script?
system(echo Hello World);
my $output = qx(echo Hello There);
print "The shell said :$output\n";
perldoc -f system
perldoc perlop
Jonathan Paton
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Do
system( "cat myfile");
or
qx( cp file1 file2);
At 03:16 PM 2/20/2002 -0800, John W. Krahn wrote:
>Tony Ho wrote:
> >
> > Hi guys
>
>Hello,
>
> > I was wondering if anyone knows how to execute Unix commands in a Perl
> > Script ?
>
>
>use Shell;
>
>my $ps = ps( 'ax' );
>print $ps;
>
>my @ls = ls
Tony Ho wrote:
>
> Hi guys
Hello,
> I was wondering if anyone knows how to execute Unix commands in a Perl
> Script ?
use Shell;
my $ps = ps( 'ax' );
print $ps;
my @ls = ls( '-al' );
print $ls[ 7 ];
perldoc Shell
John
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On Wed, 20 Feb 2002, Booher Timothy B 1stLt AFRL/MNAC wrote:
> You simply enclose your unix commands in ''.
>
> i.e.
>
> #!untested
>
> 'ls -la'
I think you mean ` `, (backticks), right?
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-Original Message-
From: Ho, Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 10:49 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Unix commands in Perl scripts
Hi guys
I was wondering if anyone knows how to execute Unix
If I understood your question, you could use "system" or "command ticks".
That is:
system("cal") //be careful
or
$a = `cal`;
depending on how you want to treat the output.
If you want to manipulate the output, use command ticks.
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DFPath.$PDFName);
The second argument JFMERGE is a .exe
Regards,
Mike
-Original Message-
From: Ho, Tony [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 11:49 AM
To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
Subject: Unix commands in Perl scripts
Hi guys
I was wondering if anyone knows how to execute Unix commands in a Perl
Script ?
I would be most grateful if you could let me know
Thanks in advance
Tony
