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Re^3: help needede in backticks(``) and system function

by ikegami (Patriarch)
on Feb 10, 2006 at 01:41 UTC ( [id://529292]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??

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in reply to Re^2: help needede in backticks(``) and system function
in thread help needede in backticks(``) and system function

Yes, the parent will wait in both cases. Unless you do execute something like command & (unix) or start command (Windows).

fork+exec doesn't wait.
IPC::Open3 doesn't wait.
IPC::Run can do both.
The special syntax system 1, ... in Windows doesn't wait.

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