Inconsistent results from file test (-X) operators

2007-05-16 Thread R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar
Dear Folks, I have encountered inconsistent behaviour with the file test (-X) operators. I am using perl, v5.8.8 built for i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi on a Kubuntu Feisty system. I show below my minimal test file: --- Minimal Test File --- #!/usr/bin/perl -w use diagnostics;

Re: Inconsistent results from file test (-X) operators

2007-05-16 Thread Chas Owens
On 5/16/07, R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip Can anyone please tell me why I get this inconsistent behaviour and how to overcome it? snip It is not inconsistent, you are using file names without the proper path. If a file or directory exists in the current directory

Re: Inconsistent results from file test (-X) operators

2007-05-16 Thread John W. Krahn
R (Chandra) Chandrasekhar wrote: Dear Folks, Hello, I have encountered inconsistent behaviour with the file test (-X) operators. I am using perl, v5.8.8 built for i486-linux-gnu-thread-multi on a Kubuntu Feisty system. I show below my minimal test file: --- Minimal Test File