Hi:

    I'm not sure if the phenomenon occurs in Linux, but occurred in the HP-UX 
machine that I'm
using.

    The following code below doesn't work:
    `/usr/bin/clear`;
    if ($? != 0) {
        die "$!";
    }
    print "exit\n";

   Note:
   a) The screen doesn't clear but "die" is not executed (i.e. "exit" in 
printed on screen) )

    system("clear");   # This one works.

   I'm just curious why `/usr/bin/clear` or `clear` doesn't work, yet 
system("clear") works given
the fact that using backticks for other shell command works.

    I know this code is not portable, but portability is not an issue here =) 
Just curious.

    Thanks.

Regards,
Ludwig

  


      
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