On Thu, 11 Oct 2001, Chuck wrote: > I have several CGI's that use system() to get various OS details. > > What is the most reliable way to glean this information after using this > command: > > For example: > > #!/bin/perl > > system("ls -l /tmp") > > How can I get that data?
Use backticks: my $output = `ls -l /tmp`; -- Brett http://www.chapelperilous.net/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ bug, n: A son of a glitch. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]