Hi Rob Thank you for the suggestion. Actually, abs_path requires the original path exists on the host. But my case does not fulfill this. This is what puzzled me.
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:58 PM To: beginners@perl.org Cc: Chen Yue Subject: Re: simplify a path Chen Yue wrote: > > I have a file containing UNIX-styled Path in each line. But the path is > simplified enough. Some of them has ".." and "." in the middle, such as > "/a/b/./c/../d". > Now I want to simplify each Path according to Unix tradition. > > /a/b/./c/../d -> /a/b/d > > The only way I could think out is to split the path and reconstruct them in > reverse order. But I don't think it is a smart solution. Is there a quick > way to employ regexp or a library to fix this? Take a look at the abs_path function in the Cwd module. Rob -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/
