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Running one Perl script from another

Hi, I have one small question - what is the best way to run one perl script from another?

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Code:

$ cat test.pl
#! /usr/bin/perl
print "hello ";
system ("/usr/bin/perl /home/user/test1.pl");
$
$ cat test1.pl
#! /usr/bin/perl
print "world\n";
$
$ ./test.pl
hello world
$
$

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