Re: How to verify whether a directory exists

[drieux]

On Dec 6, 2003, at 5:27 PM, B. Fongo wrote:

I want to use mkdir(blah blah, o777), but want to first find out  
whether the directory "blah blah" exists.
I'm not if the -e option will bw right here. Let's say:

       unless (-e blah_blah) mkdir(blah_blah, 0777);
# Is this okay?
May I recommend File::Path and it's mkpath()
for general useage...
that having been said, you might want to check
the return condition on your mkdir().
        unless ( -e $dir )
        {
                $dir_test = mkdir($dir, 0777);
                # code to handle the failed to mkdir here
        }
ciao
drieux
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