At 10:21 PM 1/2/02 -0800, Families Laws wrote: >The Unix command is: `cp -ip $file1 $file2`. I needed >to know if the cp operation is successful. I tried >$result = `cp -ip $file1 $file2`; >$result does not contain any value after the execution >even when $file1 does not exist. > >How can I find out if the 'cp' operation is successful >or not ?
if (system("cp -p $file1 $file2 2>&1") == 0) { # Success! } Type "perldoc -f system" for more information. I doubt you really want to use the -i option on the cp in this case. -- Peter Scott Pacific Systems Design Technologies http://www.perldebugged.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]