system() doesn't return the output, just the exit status. There are other ways of executing programs that will give you the exit status. For instance, use open() with a pipe:
open(EXEC, '-|',
'ps', '-deaf | ', 'grep', 'httpd |', 'grep',
'-v', 'grep |', 'wc', '-l')
or die "Can't exec: $!\n";
# Now read the output just like a file
while(my $line = <EXEC>) {
chomp $line;
print "$line\n";
}
close(EXEC);
Backticks and qx// also work:
my $input = `ps -deaf | grep httpd | grep -v grep | wc -l`;
my $input2 = qx/ps -deaf | grep httpd | grep -v grep | wc -l/; # Same
+thing
----
Reinvent a rounder wheel.
Note: All code is untested, unless otherwise stated
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