>>>>> "reader" == reader <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
reader> The output I'm getting is a relative name, and that is what I've fed reader> the find function. But still the docu seems to indicate it will reader> return the absolute (`complete' as above) file name. No, "complete" is not "absolute". It means "complete", relative to where the search started. If you gave "." as a starting point, for example, it'll usually begin with "./some/dir/path". If you need "absolute", consider the Cwd module. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://learn.perl.org/