yeah, the var is accessed via $$, like echo $$.
i actually tried backslashing the $ before posting, and it still didn't
work and it didn't work. :(
pete
begin Jay Strauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I don't know what that variable
>
> If in the shell you do:
> echo $$ and it prints
> then in perl do:
> my $file = $ENV{\$}
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Jay Salzman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 03, 2002 10:05 AM
> Subject: [vox-tech] perl question: ENV
>
>
> > i need access to the shell variable $$. tried this:
> >
> > my $file = $ENV{$};
> >
> > which didn't work. i managed to do it with:
> >
> > my $file = `echo $$`;
> >
> > but i'm curious -- is there a way to access $$ with the ENV hash?
> >
> > pete
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