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Old 05-28-2008
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[PERL] Running unix commands within Perl Scripts
I understand that in order to run basic unix commands I would normally type at the prompt, I would have to use the following format

Code:
system(ls -l);
or
exec(ls -l);

But when I actually try to use the command, the script fails to compile and keeps telling me there is an error with this line. How exactly do I run commands in perl? I have the proper shebang that points to the perl exec. Thanks.