Perl Commands for Unix/Linux

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Re: Perl Commands for Unix/Linux by rovf (Priest) on Jan 24, 2013 at 10:31 UTC
Well, I guess you meant `cp -al` [download] and not `cp - al` [download] - right? Though the usual suggestion for a Perl replacement of /bin/cp, would be to use to File::Copy, this doesn't apply in your case, since you want to create hard links. Is there a particular reason why you don't just shell out, i.e. `system('cp -al DIRX DIRY')`? -- Ronald Fischer <ynnor@mm.st>	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: Perl Commands for Unix/Linux by sanPerl (Friar) on Jan 25, 2013 at 06:01 UTC
Dear Ronald using system or exec is the default option. However if any Perl module can link and Archive the file while copying, then I will prefer it. It seems that I have to use the default option in this case. Thanks to you for your help.	[reply]
Re: Perl Commands for Unix/Linux by toolic (Bishop) on Jan 24, 2013 at 13:14 UTC
UNIX 'command' equivalents in Perl	[reply]
Re^2: Perl Commands for Unix/Linux by Anonymous Monk on Jan 24, 2013 at 13:18 UTC
Where is the -l option?	[reply]
Re^3: Perl Commands for Unix/Linux by pvaldes (Chaplain) on Jan 24, 2013 at 15:51 UTC
-l : create a link instead to copy files the perl function here should be probably "link" instead copy (or "symlink" if you want instead a soft link). I had not verified that works with directories, so try first with something that you can lose. `link DIRX DIRY`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Perl Commands for Unix/Linux by Anonymous Monk on Jan 24, 2013 at 10:42 UTC
?? ?node_id=3989;BIT=link;HIT=cp;CU;CC;Cr;Sn -> ?maybe? mvi -- mv+vi (+ln+rm+cp+mkdir) ?? ?node_id=3989;HIT=link;CU;CC;Cr;Sn -> ?no? Remove broken symlinks with IO::All ?no? cp/cp - copy files and/or directories Oh well, File::Find::Rule, Path::Class::Rule, File::Path, symlink, link tree ... ?kinda not? mise - manage directory and symlink creation, globally and per-project ?bingo? symlink.pl - create a symlink shadow of the Parrot source.	[reply]
Re: Perl Commands for Unix/Linux by Anonymous Monk on Jan 24, 2013 at 10:26 UTC
What does that code do?	[reply]


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