Tony, You simply enclose your unix commands in ''.
i.e. #!untested 'ls -la' tim ________________________________________________________ Timothy B Booher, Lt USAF Research Engineer AFRL/MNAC 101 W. Eglin Blvd. Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810 Telephone: 850-882-8302 ext. 3360 Fax: 850-882-2201 E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----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 commands in a Perl Script ? I would be most grateful if you could let me know Thanks in advance Tony