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

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Alex Riesen <raa.lkml@gmail.com>
Date
Feb 24, 2006, 15:25 UTC
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On 2/24/06, Rogan Dawes <discard@dawes.za.net> wrote:
> Interesting. I tried to do that one-liner at a DOS prompt (not cygwin,
> which I assume you are using), and I was unable to do so.
Yes, it was from cygwin's bash.
> Do you get the same results if you run it from a DOS prompt? and via a file?

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>perl -e 'print qx{echo joe & echo joe}' Can't find string terminator "'" anywhere before EOF at -e line 1. joe}'

C:\>perl -e "print qx{echo joe & echo joe}" joe & echo joe

C:\>perl x.pl joe & echo joe

C:\>
Previous: Rogan Dawes
Message 13 of 13 in “Convert open("-|") to qx{} calls”
  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
  5. Randal L. SchwartzFeb 23, 2006
  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
  11. Alex RiesenFeb 24, 2006
  12. Rogan DawesFeb 24, 2006
  13. Alex RiesenFeb 24, 2006

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