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Re^3: Detecting if a folder is a symbolic linkby hippo (Bishop) |
| on Dec 03, 2021 at 10:11 UTC ( [id://11139354]=note: print w/replies, xml ) | Need Help?? |
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It refers to the previous call to stat or other file test. Using the underscore saves a useless second call. If stat is passed the special filehandle consisting of an underline, no stat is done, but the current contents of the stat structure from the last stat, lstat, or filetest are returned. 🦛
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