#!/opt/perl/bin/perl -w
use strict;
use IO::Handle;
use IPC::Open3;

# Does not work with >= 8192
my $cmd = "echo ".("x" x 8191);

my($reader, $writer, $error) = ( new IO::Handle, new IO::Handle, new I
+O::Handle ) or die "couldn't :$!";

$reader->autoflush(1);
$writer->autoflush(1);
$error->autoflush(1);

my $pid = open3($writer, $reader, $error, $cmd) or die "couldnt: $!";

print "PID: $pid\n";

waitpid $pid, 0;

print "OK\n";
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