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Re: perl file copy question
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Wed, 5 Oct 2005 22:29:34 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Larry Pieniazek wrote:

However I really don't want to use system() (or any process spawning things) and
since I want to wildcard aren't I going to have to use glob() to get an array of
filehandles? However,

http://perldoc.perl.org/functions/glob.html

says glob returns a list of filename expansions... do they mean names rather
than handles? If so, then ya, all set.

Yes, it returns a list of filename strings, including any relative path.

ROSCO



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  Re: perl file copy question
 
(...) that does help! (meanwhile I got a version working that uses system(), just as a stopgap...) However I really don't want to use system() (or any process spawning things) and since I want to wildcard aren't I going to have to use glob() to get (...) (19 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)

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