Using variable within system() command

[TSch]

Folks,

again Perl is driving me mad ... :-(

I got the following:

#!/usr/bin/perl

$file1=`ls /path/*.txt`  # Note: There's only one file existing in the
                           directory, but the name might change.

system("echo \"Your file is called: $file1 \"");

So far everything is working fine and the output says:

Your file is called: /path/list1.txt

However if I try to do something with the file it fails:

#!/usr/bin/perl

$file1=`ls /path/*.txt`

system("mv $file1 /otherpath/oldlist.tmp");

# Note: I even tried masking the $ using \$file1 or something like '$file1' or \'$file1\' or \'\$file1\' or whatever possibility came to my mind ... No chance ...

Where's my mistake ??

Best Regards,
Thomas

 

[TSch]

Oh my !!!
It just hit me like a hammer ....

I forgot to chomp !!!

chomp ($file1);

And everything is working fine ...
Hate those new line issues ! ;-)

 

[PinkeyNBrain]

Watch out for multiple *.txt files under /path. Perhaps consider using the glob() function in a loop.