From: "Shu Hung (Koala)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I recently wrote a script with a '-f' file test inside. > > Normally, a '-f <filename>' returns TRUE if a file with that filename > exist. My script returns TRUE for all the files -- except the largest > one (9.7 GB) on my list (others are XX MB - XXX MB in size). Whenever > I test it with '-f' test, it returns FALSE. > > I checked everything in the script and tested it serval times. It > seems I must come to conclude like this - the '-f' test cannot find > large files. > > Does anybody here have the same experience as I does? > Is this a bug of perl? Or am I mistaken?
I don't see any reason why would -f fail specifically for huge files. Are you sure you have the path right? And if the path is relative, is the working directory really what you think it is? Jenda ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] === http://Jenda.Krynicky.cz ===== When it comes to wine, women and song, wizards are allowed to get drunk and croon as much as they like. -- Terry Pratchett in Sourcery -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>
