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[xlue897]

Hi, All:

I have the following perl code intending to open several files using
vi. But it doesn't work.


ls test* | perl -n -e 'chomp; $cmd="vi $_"; unless(system($cmd))
{ print "success\n";}'

it reports error like:
"Input read error
success
"


Thanks for your help.


Steven

 

[Joe Smith]

I have the following perl code intending to open several files using
vi. But it doesn't work.

See answer to same question posted at 2:11pm.