Re3: split to get the dir name

Then split will break. You'd have to go with substr (which would be platform-dependent) or change the ls pipe from 'ls -l' to 'ls -1'. *shrugs*

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Re: Re3: split to get the dir name
by Plankton (Vicar) on Sep 29, 2003 at 19:27 UTC

Nonsense. You never liked me anyway. You wouldn’t even come to my birthday party!

by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Sep 29, 2003 at 19:30 UTC

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We are the carpenters and bricklayers of the Information Age.

The idea is a little like C++ templates, except not quite so brain-meltingly complicated. -- TheDamian, Exegesis 6

Please remember that I'm crufty and crochety. All opinions are purely mine and all code is untested, unless otherwise specified.

by Plankton (Vicar) on Sep 29, 2003 at 19:39 UTC

Gee, and I thought you were stupid.

by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Sep 29, 2003 at 19:42 UTC