Re: [PATCH] Convert open("-|") to qx{} calls

On 2/24/06, Rogan Dawes [off-list ref] wrote:

Interesting. I tried to do that one-liner at a DOS prompt (not cygwin,
which I assume you are using), and I was unable to do so.

Yes, it was from cygwin's bash.

Do you get the same results if you run it from a DOS prompt? and via a file?

Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]
(C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp.

C:\>perl -e 'print qx{echo joe & echo joe}'
Can't find string terminator "'" anywhere before EOF at -e line 1.
joe}'

C:\>perl -e "print qx{echo joe & echo joe}"
joe & echo joe

C:\>perl x.pl
joe & echo joe

C:\>