From: "ara.t.howard" Date: 2007-10-30T01:14:39+09:00 Subject: Re: using backticks ( `cmd`) hang child processes? On Oct 29, 2007, at 6:30 AM, Noam Noam wrote: > i'll happy to hear any comment about this issue. it's all over the archives. probably you are windows and it's a known issue. your option is to use systemu, for one. are you on windows? a @ http://codeforpeople.com/ -- it is not enough to be compassionate. you must act. h.h. the 14th dalai lama