use the PERL system command. Its a wrapper for system call on your host OS.
ex: system("mv $filename $new_location/$filename"); susheel On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 4:39 PM, Susheel Koushik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > use the PERL system command. Its a wrapper for system call on your host OS. > > ex: system("rm *.tmp"); > > susheel > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 3:32 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> I have around 2000 files in a directory. During processing of these >> files, a temp* will be created for each file and its removed after >> processing that file. If the processing is unsuccessful, temp* file >> still exists. Can u plz help me to write a script to automate this >> process using Perl ie., when a temp* file is found (which stays for >> abt 10 secs max), I hv to move that temp* file to some other folder. >> >> Thanks in advance, >> Satish >> >> >> -- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> http://learn.perl.org/ >> >> >> > > > -- > Susheel Koushik M > Graduate Student > Ira A Fulton School of Engineering > Arizona State University > -- Susheel Koushik M Graduate Student Ira A Fulton School of Engineering Arizona State University