On Wed, Dec 31, 2008 at 9:42 AM, Christoph Leser <[email protected]> wrote: > Just my 1 cent on the perl script > > #!/usr/bin/perl > `cd /path-to-dir`: > `rm *`; > > will purge your working directory, not /path-to-dir, as each of the `command` > constructs is executed in a process of its own and thus has no influence on > the next command
You shouldn't be using backticks in a perl script. Backtick simply starts a new process/subshell and runs whatever you have in the backticks. If you're writing perl, use perl's syntax, and you won't have these issues. -- http://www.glumbert.com/media/shift http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk "This officer's men seem to follow him merely out of idle curiosity." -- Sandhurst officer cadet evaluation. "Securing an environment of Windows platforms from abuse - external or internal - is akin to trying to install sprinklers in a fireworks factory where smoking on the job is permitted." -- Gene Spafford learn french: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1G-3laJJP0&feature=related
