Re: system command is not working

check the current working directory when execute the command, it's possiblely in the user's home directory who execute the command . or try this

#!/usr/bin/perl
# a.pl 

use strict;
use warnings;

system("ls -lrt > /tmp/a.out");
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Re^2: system command is not working by gulla (Initiate) on Dec 07, 2011 at 06:14 UTC
Hi, Thanks for the reply. Definitely works whatever you have suggested. However, if I execute a shell script with "at" command like below #b.sh at -f a.pl now it doesnt work. The system command in the perl script is not recognized. Can you please try your end.. Thanks, Gulla	[reply]
Re^3: system command is not working by Anonymous Monk on Dec 07, 2011 at 07:11 UTC
See Re: system command is not working and figure it out Check the ENV/cwd, check the permissions, check the logs, repeat	[reply]
Re^3: system command is not working by pvaldes (Chaplain) on Dec 07, 2011 at 19:31 UTC
where is the time specification for your "at" comand?. It seems that your script waits forever	[reply]