Try: open (INPUT,"metastat|"); Dave Martini wrote: > I'd like to run a command called metastat and have it search its output > for the word Ok but what I have so far doesn't work. Anyone have any > suggestions? > Thanks much. > Dave. > > > #!/bin/perl > $target = "Ok"; > open(INPUT, "<'metastat'"); > while (<INPUT>) { > if (/$target/) { > print "Found $target\n"; > } > } > close(INPUT); > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list