question about chdir

[donny750]

hello,

In my script, i use chdir to change directory and run a function;
I explain with an example :
I run my script from /home/tom/axa
In my script i do : chdir ("/home/test");
after my chdir ,the script do another thing but where i am ?
in /home/tom/axa or in /home/test ?

Thanks

 

[stevexff]

use Data::Dumper;
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chdir(blah);

print Dumper(%ENV);

Should have an entry for the current directory in it somewhere...

Steve

[small]"Every program can be reduced by one instruction, and every program has at least one bug. Therefore, any program can be reduced to one instruction which doesn't work." (Object:erlDesignPatterns)[/small]

 

[donny750]

i don't understand steve

 

[donny750]

i make this

my $x = qx(pwd);
..
# now $x contain /home/tom/axa
chdir ("/home/test");
..
chdir ($x);

 

[KevinADC]

>> In my script i do : chdir ("/home/test");

you're in "home/test" unless you chdir back or chdir to another directory.


use the cwd module to find which is the current working diretory:

http://perldoc.perl.org/Cwd.html

the documentation is very clear on how to use it.

- Kevin, perl coder unexceptional!

 

[donny750]

thanks i use
my $cwd = cwd();
it's like pwd but in perl.