checking if a file exists 2

[simanek]

Hi all,

I want to check whether a file exists and want to avoid doing a direct system call. Does anyone know how I'd go about doing this? Thanks much. Mike
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[missbarbell]

if(-e $myfile) {}

there are several others including:

-r [readable]
-w [writeable]
-f [a standard file]
-d [a standard directory]

HTH,
Barbie. Leader of Birmingham Perl Mongers

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[greadey]

You'll find all the above flags at the beginning of the perlfunc manpage.

greadey