Re: rsync and Perl programming

2004-05-06 Thread Tim Conway
escape your @. I don't remember the details, but I know it got chewed up by something in a past application. Tim Conway Unix System Administration Contractor - IBM Global Services desk:3032734776 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi everybody - I'm trying to write a Perl wrapper for some rsync tasks that

rsync and Perl programming

2004-05-05 Thread Jim Salter
Hi everybody - I'm trying to write a Perl wrapper for some rsync tasks that need doing. Problem is, there's some sort of odd interaction going on between Perl and the daemon mode communication for the rsync client, and I'm at my wit's end in trying to figure it out. Here's the Perl script:

Re: rsync and Perl programming

2004-05-05 Thread Jim Salter
I just checked, and if it helps anybody any, the exact same thing happens if I use backticks instead of opening a filehandle to fire off rsync from within the Perl script. I know I COULD write a Bourne wrapper and run THAT from Perl - I've been using Bourne scripts from day one to automate my

Re: rsync and Perl programming

2004-05-05 Thread Jim Salter
. #!/usr/bin/perl -w Brian. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jim Salter Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2004 2:31 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: rsync and Perl programming Hi everybody - I'm trying to write a Perl wrapper for some rsync tasks

Re: rsync and Perl programming

2004-05-05 Thread Tom Allen
You didn't escape your @localhost, for one. Try $rsync_cmd = 'blah blah blah'; instead. -- Tom Allen Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Senior Open Systems EngineerPhone: 904-220-3627 10East Corp FAX: 904-384-1038 On Wed, 5 May 2004, Jim Salter wrote: Hi

Re: rsync and Perl programming

2004-05-05 Thread Chuck Wolber
On Wed, 5 May 2004, Jim Salter wrote: Hi everybody - I'm trying to write a Perl wrapper for some rsync tasks that need doing. Problem is, there's some sort of odd interaction going on between Perl and the daemon mode communication for the rsync client, and I'm at my wit's end in trying