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Re^3: Strange system call failure in OS Xby Anonymous Monk |
on Feb 15, 2013 at 21:25 UTC ( [id://1018980]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
Do I break it into a separate item for each argument? Yes, it is system "/usr/bin/foobar", "arg", "arg", "--arg=arg" ... Any need for quotes? No. Quotes are for the shell. See system/exec.., kinda dense/long, but essentially system q{single "st" "ri" "ng"} could be open to shell interpolation/invoke the shell, while system "single", "st", "ri", "ng" will avoid the shell So list is preferable because you don't have to quote to a particular shell , just quote for perl perlop#Quote and Quote like Operators discusses making a list with qw" st ri ng "; While you're in a learning mood, get a free copy of Modern Perl See also
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