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Re5: split to get the dir name

by dragonchild (Archbishop)

on Sep 29, 2003 at 19:30 UTC ( [id://295081]=note: print w/replies, xml )

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The output of 'ls -l' is dependent on which *nix you're using. Hence, the index into substr will change depending on the *nix you run on. 'ls -l' is actually not as platform-dependent as you think. It runs on Win2003Pro ...

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Re: Re5: split to get the dir name
by Plankton (Vicar) on Sep 29, 2003 at 19:39 UTC

Gee, and I thought you were stupid.

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Re7: split to get the dir name

by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Sep 29, 2003 at 19:42 UTC

The usage of substr with 'ls -l' results in an index that is platform-dependent.
The 'ls' command is supported on more than just *nix platforms. How it is implemented (especially the -l flag) is is platform-dependent. It's also locale-dependent.

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