Shell(3)

NNAAMMEE
       Shell - run shell commands transparently within perl

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       See below.

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         Date: Thu, 22 Sep 94 16:18:16 -0700
         Message-Id: lt;9409222318.AA17072@scalpel.netlabs.com
         To: perl5-porters@isu.edu
         From: Larry Wall lt;lwall@scalpel.netlabs.com
         Subject: a new module I just wrote

       Here's one that'll whack your mind a little out.

           #!/usr/bin/perl

           use Shell;

           $foo = echo("howdy", "<funny>", "world");
           print $foo;

           $passwd = cat("AAUUTTHHOORR
       Larry Wall