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in reply to perl chmod tells me file does not exist (but it does)

It should be: 
chmod( oct($perms), $target_file );

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Re^2: perl chmod tells me file does not exist (but it does)
by davidfilmer (Sexton) on May 17, 2013 at 22:10 UTC
    Holy crap - is it really that simple and that stupid? I got the args mixed up??? Gaaaa!!!! Thanks!!!!
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