WC -Sx- Jones wrote: > MuthuKumar wrote: > > print "Enter a path name: "; > > my $path=<STDIN>; > > chdir($path); > > > chdir never "stays" in the directory...
Huh? Sure it does. > > Proof: > > print "Enter a path name: "; > my $path=<STDIN>; > chdir($path); > print `pwd`; That doesn't prove anything. The chdir fails because the input needs to be chomp'ed. Neither the OP nor you is checking the return value from chdir(). Try: chomp(my $path = <STDIN>); chdir $path or die $!; print `pwd`; -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
