On 1/6/06, Les Mikesell <lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Errr, no. Much of the reason perl exists is to have a scripting > language that makes all the system calls directly instead of > having to fork a separate program for every step like you > end up doing in shell. Agreed; just goes to show that TMTOWTDI applies to general systems administration. Having ten ways to do something can prove beneficial. (With apologies to Larry.) -- WC -Sx- Jones | http://ccsh.us/ | Open Source Consulting
