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Re: [PATCH] Convert open("-|") to qx{} calls

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Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 23, 2006, 21:14 UTC
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Randal L. Schwartz, Thu, Feb 23, 2006 21:41:44 +0100:
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> Johannes> Now that our local Perl guru joined the discussion, may I ask what
> Johannes> is, and what is not quoted when put inside qx{}?
> 
> Nothing is quoted.  Your string acts as if it was XXX in:
> 
>         sh -c 'XXX'
>

Not so for ActiveState. It'll just run the first non-whitespace word passing the rest of the line in its command-line. It's not even worse then to pass it all to cmd/command :)

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  1. Convert open("-|") to qx{} callsJohannes Schindelin, Feb 23, 2006
  2. Alex RiesenFeb 23, 2006
  3. Randal L. SchwartzFeb 23, 2006
  4. Junio C HamanoFeb 23, 2006
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  6. Johannes SchindelinFeb 23, 2006
  7. Randal L. SchwartzFeb 23, 2006
  8. Alex RiesenFeb 23, 2006
  9. Randal L. SchwartzFeb 23, 2006
  10. Rogan DawesFeb 24, 2006
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