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cvsuser 02/10/08 01:06:40
Modified: . perlfaq8.pod
Log:
* How do I start a process in the background?
+ mentioned several of the modules to do this
Revision Changes Path
1.13 +7 -2 perlfaq/perlfaq8.pod
Index: perlfaq8.pod
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RCS file: /cvs/public/perlfaq/perlfaq8.pod,v
retrieving revision 1.12
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -w -r1.12 -r1.13
--- perlfaq8.pod 25 Aug 2002 20:10:29 -0000 1.12
+++ perlfaq8.pod 8 Oct 2002 08:06:40 -0000 1.13
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
=head1 NAME
-perlfaq8 - System Interaction ($Revision: 1.12 $, $Date: 2002/08/25 20:10:29 $)
+perlfaq8 - System Interaction ($Revision: 1.13 $, $Date: 2002/10/08 08:06:40 $)
=head1 DESCRIPTION
@@ -346,7 +346,12 @@
=head2 How do I start a process in the background?
-You could use
+Several modules can start other processes that do not block
+your Perl program. You can use IPC::Open3, Parallel::Jobs,
+IPC::Run, and some of the POE modules. See CPAN for more
+details.
+
+You could also use
system("cmd &")