Re: executing shell commands.

* Thus wrote Sethi, Samir (IDS DM&DS) (samir_sethi@ml.com): > > I am executing the following within PHP - > > $system = `/bin/ls /dcsa-ws1/share/webadm1/public_html/system-reports/security/rhosts/eqty | > /bin/egrep -v "server|header|index|report|php|old|title" | /bin/head -$x | /bin/tail > -1 | /bin/awk '{ print $1 }'` ; > > $numlin = /bin/cat > /dcsa-ws1/share/webadm1/public_html/system-reports/security/rhosts/eqty/$system | /bin/wc > -l ; Any reason your cat'ing the file instead of just runing /bin/wc -l file also, what is the contents of $system? the backticks will expand variables, my guess is that the first command isn't returning what you expected. Curt -- "I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure."