Re^2: Keeping a local copy of a file up-to-date

in reply to Re: Keeping a local copy of a file up-to-date
in thread Keeping a local copy of a file up-to-date

bontchev plainly asked:

My Perl script uses a local file as a database for some task. … The master copy of this file is available on the Web. I would like to make sure that my local copy is up-to-date - i.e., matches the master copy. Is there a CPAN module … for that sort of task - or do I have to re-invent the wheel?

How is information about a command-line utility relevant to Dr. Bontchev's inquiry about a CPAN module for use in his Perl script?

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Re^3: Keeping a local copy of a file up-to-date by BrowserUk (Pope) on Sep 04, 2011 at 22:56 UTC
Because if you look inside that script, ignoring the command line options and help stuff, the whole script consists of two lines: `use LWP::Simple qw( mirror ); $rc = mirror( $url, $file );` [download] 'nuff said? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^4: Keeping a local copy of a file up-to-date by Jim (Chaplain) on Sep 04, 2011 at 22:59 UTC
But how is this responsive to Vesselin's question?	[reply]
Re^5: Keeping a local copy of a file up-to-date by BrowserUk (Pope) on Sep 04, 2011 at 23:06 UTC
The OP asked (note the added emphasis highlighting the bit that you so carefully omitted from your quote above!): Is there a CPAN module or something* for that sort of task - or do I have to re-invent the wheel?* `lwp-mirror` exactly answers that query including the bit about not having to reinvent the wheel. It means he doesn't have to write anything!. He can just use the existing script directly. What is there about an exactly appropriate answer that you do not understand? Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice.	[reply] [d/l]


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Re^2: Keeping a local copy of a file up-to-date

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