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wanted to read a unix PATH variable into perl script

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wanted to read a unix PATH variable into perl script

Jul 30th, 2009

Hello,

I am facing the a probelm, I wanted to read a unix PATH variable into perl script. But its not working.

$path_var=`$PATH`;

Can u help me in doing this.

Thanks in advance,
Subii

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Re: wanted to read a unix PATH variable into perl script

Jul 30th, 2009

As in the response to your hijack post in the other thread

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