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Old 08-27-2010
How to redirect the STDERR to a variable in perl?
in my perl script

i tried the below statement
Code:
$result = `cleartool  rmstream -f $s1 1> /dev/null`;

so as to redirect then error messages,when i print the $result

,it seems to be Null.
Last edited by radoulov; 08-27-2010 at 07:27 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags!
# 2  
Old 08-27-2010
Code:
$result = `cleartool rmstream -f $s1 2> /dev/null`;

Last edited by radoulov; 08-27-2010 at 07:27 AM.. Reason: Please use code tags!
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Old 08-27-2010
You are jus redirecting the stderr to /dev/null, i want the error message to be stored in a variable
# 4  
Old 08-27-2010
Try:
Code:
$result = `cleartool  rmstream -f $s1 2>&1 >/dev/null`;

# 5  
Old 08-27-2010
And you can get a more detailed explanation in the FAQ:

Quote:
perldoc.perl.org/perlfaq8.html#How-can-I-capture-STDERR-from-an-external-command?
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