--- Peter Lemus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hi, I need to check to see if a file exists in a
> directory, if it does then delete it, else ......
>
> is this the correct syntax?
>
> if (-e $file and -f _) {
> system ("del $file") ? print "File $file deleted\n"
> : warn "File $file WAS removed: $!\n";
I wouldn't do a system call. Try:
unlink $file if -e $file and -f _;
You can also use the if(){} structure above if you want to
double-check. Unlink returns the number of files so removed (I think =o)
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