Re^2: confused path

In what case would $prog1 be different if one instance is run by system() and other by exec()?

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Re^3: confused path by choroba (Cardinal) on Oct 09, 2012 at 09:59 UTC
I cannot imagine. But I cannot imagine how it were possible for `which` and `exec`, either. لսႽ† ᥲᥒ⚪⟊Ⴙᘓᖇ Ꮅᘓᖇ⎱ Ⴙᥲ𝇋ƙᘓᖇ	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: confused path by tobyink (Canon) on Oct 09, 2012 at 10:44 UTC
`system("which $prog")` would be passed through the shell. `exec $prog` would not be. The shell could run startup script which modify `$PATH`. `perl -E'sub Monkey::do{say$_,for@_,do{($monkey=[caller(0)]->[3])=~s{::}{ }and$monkey}}"Monkey say"->Monkey::do'`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^5: confused path by Anonymous Monk on Oct 09, 2012 at 14:55 UTC
Indeed. That reminds me case of cron where $PATH may be restricted unless modified.	[reply]