#!/usr/local/bin/perl system("some_long_running_shell_command"); some_other_stuff(); #### #!/usr/local/bin/perl for (1..10) { system("some_long_running_shell_command"); } some_other_stuff(); #### #!/usr/local/bin/perl system("sleep 10"); sleep 10; #### #!/usr/local/bin/perl `sleep 10`; sleep 10; #### #ifndef PERL_MICRO rsignal_save(SIGINT, (Sighandler_t) SIG_IGN, &ihand); rsignal_save(SIGQUIT, (Sighandler_t) SIG_IGN, &qhand); #endif