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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq8.pod b/pod/perlfaq8.pod index 89f5b51c41..92e0694f08 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq8.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq8.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq8 - System Interaction ($Revision: 6628 $) +perlfaq8 - System Interaction ($Revision: 8539 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -804,8 +804,9 @@ this code could and probably should be written as system("cat /etc/termcap") == 0 or die "cat program failed!"; -which will get the output quickly (as it is generated, instead of only -at the end) and also check the return value. +which will echo the cat command's output as it is generated, instead +of waiting until the program has completed to print it out. It also +checks the return value. C<system> also provides direct control over whether shell wildcard processing may take place, whereas backticks do not. @@ -1257,15 +1258,15 @@ but other times it is not. Modern programs C<use Socket;> instead. =head1 REVISION -Revision: $Revision: 6628 $ +Revision: $Revision: 8539 $ -Date: $Date: 2006-07-09 14:46:14 +0200 (dim, 09 jui 2006) $ +Date: $Date: 2007-01-11 00:07:14 +0100 (jeu, 11 jan 2007) $ See L<perlfaq> for source control details and availability. =head1 AUTHOR AND COPYRIGHT -Copyright (c) 1997-2006 Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington, and +Copyright (c) 1997-2007 Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington, and other authors as noted. All rights reserved. This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it |