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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index 4fd0a3a501..08db117d51 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -1944,10 +1944,10 @@ returns false only if the command does not exist I<and> it is executed directly instead of via your system's command shell (see below). Since it's a common mistake to use C<exec> instead of C<system>, Perl -warns you if there is a following statement that isn't C<die>, C<warn>, -or C<exit> (if C<-w> is set--but you always do that, right?). If you -I<really> want to follow an C<exec> with some other statement, you -can use one of these styles to avoid the warning: +warns you if C<exec> is called in void context and if there is a following +statement that isn't C<die>, C<warn>, or C<exit> (if C<-w> is set--but +you always do that, right?). If you I<really> want to follow an C<exec> +with some other statement, you can use one of these styles to avoid the warning: exec ('foo') or print STDERR "couldn't exec foo: $!"; { exec ('foo') }; print STDERR "couldn't exec foo: $!"; |