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.IX Title "Filter::exec 3pm"
.TH Filter::exec 3pm 2024-03-07 "perl v5.38.2" "User Contributed Perl Documentation"
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.SH NAME
Filter::exec \- exec source filter
.SH SYNOPSIS
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\&    use Filter::exec qw(command parameters) ;
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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This filter pipes the current source file through the program which
corresponds to the \f(CW\*(C`command\*(C'\fR parameter.
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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
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\&    use Filter::exec qw(command ) ;
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near the top.
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Here is an example script which uses the filter:
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\&    use Filter::exec qw(tr XYZ PQR) ;
\&    $a = 1 ;
\&    print "XYZ a = $a\en" ;
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And here is what it will output:
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\&    PQR = 1
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.SH WARNING
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You should be \fIvery\fR careful when using this filter. Because of the
way the filter is implemented it is possible to end up with deadlock.
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Be especially careful when stacking multiple instances of the filter in
a single source file.
.SH AUTHOR
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Paul Marquess
.SH DATE
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11th December 1995.