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From: worley@compass.com (Dale Worley)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl
Subject: Starting editor from within perl script
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Date: 4 Oct 90 22:35:05 GMT
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   > Why not just do `foo 2>&1` or `(complex-shell-stuff) 2>&1`?

Doesn't this form have the disadvantage of starting an extra sh?  I
know that it's the most efficient way to do it, but it sorta annoys me
that an sh has to be started to do a simple redirect, especially when
I realize that Perl is redirecting stdout already in order to capture
the output...

Whine, whine,

Dale Worley		Compass, Inc.			worley@compass.com
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