> -----Original Message----- > From: Wiggins d'Anconia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 11:27 AM > To: Daniel Kurtz > Cc: beginners@perl.org > Subject: Re: Need a list of files in a dir. > > Please bottom post... > > Daniel Kurtz wrote: > > Ooh ooh ooh! One I know! > > > > open(COMMAND, "dir |"); > > @files = <COMMAND>; > > > > Sort of, while that *may* work it doesn't have proper error checking, is > less secure, less efficient, and less portable than many other ways, > especially those already provided. >
I agree. Though I'm still a novice, I have already applied Perl scripts to several tedious tasks that I have. These include searching file systems for this, that, and the other file. A good resource is O'Reilly's Perl for System Administration, Ch. 2 Filesystems. In demonstrates modules such as Cwd and File::Find that work great in scouring your filesystem. And of course, don't forget to search CPAN; lots of good stuff. > This is my same rant as in the past, check the archives if you want the > real details, but shelling out is an *absolute* last resort. Perl > provides built-in functions to handle this, in cases where it does it is > never faster, safer, or more portable to shell out. > > http://danconia.org > > > > Daniel > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Luinrandir [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2005 21:33 > > To: beginners@perl.org > > Subject: Need a list of files in a dir. > > > > > > How do I get the list of files in a DIR and put in an array? > > > > I'm drawing a blank on my search for this. > > > > thanks > > Lou > > > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
