On Sat, May 3, 2008 at 4:42 PM, Jenda Krynicky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: snip > > [stuff about how two arg open is more dangerous than three arg open > And that means you were lucky. If the $file contained something like > "|rm -rf /" or "rm -rf / |" ... snip
Nah, you would be lucky if that were the case: / isn't a valid POSIX filename character. "| rm -rf ." or "rm -rf . |" on the other hand is much more dangerous. Not only is . a valid filename character, you also tend to actually have permission to modify the current working directory. -- Chas. Owens wonkden.net The most important skill a programmer can have is the ability to read. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
