note 33723 added to function.system

I'm not sure if this is an oddity with system() or my misuse of it's syntax, but I noticed some strange behavior. I was using system to execute a fortune command to display a random fortune on a webpage. Using system the following code worked, but often produced a duplicate of the last line. I'm not sure if it was the last line or more or less, but here is an example: $quote = system('fortune'); echo $quote; COMMENT Oh, life is a glorious cycle of song, A medley of extemporanea; And love is thing that can never go wrong; And I am Marie of Roumania. -- Dorothy Parker -- Dorothy Parker Don't get even -- get odd! -- get odd! Replacing the call to system with backticks made this odd behavior go away. ---- Manual Page -- http://www.php.net/manual/en/function.system.php Edit Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=edit+33723 Delete Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=delete+33723&report=yes Reject Note -- http://master.php.net/manage/user-notes.php?action=reject+33723&report=yes