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- package Filter::exec ;
-
- use Carp ;
- use Filter::Util::Exec ;
- use strict ;
- use warnings ;
- use vars qw($VERSION) ;
-
- $VERSION = "1.01" ;
-
- sub import
- {
- my($self, @args) = @_ ;
-
- croak("Usage: use Filter::exec 'command'")
- unless @args ;
-
- Filter::Util::Exec::filter_add($self, @args) ;
- }
-
- 1 ;
- __END__
-
- =head1 NAME
-
- Filter::exec - exec source filter
-
- =head1 SYNOPSIS
-
- use Filter::exec qw(command parameters) ;
-
- =head1 DESCRIPTION
-
- This filter pipes the current source file through the program which
- corresponds to the C<command> parameter.
-
- As with all source filters its scope is limited to the current source
- file only. Every file you want to be processed by the filter must have a
-
- use Filter::exec qw(command ) ;
-
- near the top.
-
- Here is an example script which uses the filter:
-
- use Filter::exec qw(tr XYZ PQR) ;
- $a = 1 ;
- print "XYZ a = $a\n" ;
-
- And here is what it will output:
-
- PQR = 1
-
- =head1 WARNING
-
- You should be I<very> careful when using this filter. Because of the
- way the filter is implemented it is possible to end up with deadlock.
-
- Be especially careful when stacking multiple instances of the filter in
- a single source file.
-
- =head1 AUTHOR
-
- Paul Marquess
-
- =head1 DATE
-
- 11th December 1995.
-
- =cut
-
-