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Re: How do I run another program from within my Perl program

by vroom (His Eminence)
on Jan 18, 2000 at 23:56 UTC ( [id://2154]=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


⭐ in reply to How do I run another program from within my Perl program

use the system function or backticks(`) if you want to collect the output; 
system "update";
my $datestr=`date`;
print "Date output: $datestr\n";

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