On Jan 7, Families Laws said:
>I tried to do a change directory and then do a tar of
>the directory:
Use the chdir() function.
> system("cd /usr/apps");
That creates a new shell, exectes 'cd /usr/apps', and then closes the
shell. End result: you've moved nowhere.
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<stu> what does y/// stand for? <tenderpuss> why, yansliterate of course.
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