Beefy Boxes and Bandwidth Generously Provided by pair Networks
P is for Practical
 
PerlMonks  

Re: Why does system("mv $x $y") not work when it works at the command line?

by sectokia (Pilgrim)
on Feb 03, 2023 at 04:51 UTC ( #11150114=note: print w/replies, xml ) Need Help??


in reply to Why does system("mv $x $y") not work when it works at the command line?

The problem is likely related to the command line. I would suggest you do the move in perl:

use File::Copy;

move('source.file','dest.file')

[download]

See: https://metacpan.org/pod/File::Copy

  • Comment on Re: Why does system("mv $x $y") not work when it works at the command line?
  • Download Code

In Section Seekers of Perl Wisdom

Log In?
Username:
Password:

What's my password?
Create A New User
Domain Nodelet?

www.com | www.net | www.org
Node Status?
node history
Node Type: note [id://11150114]
help
Chatterbox?
and the web crawler heard nothing...

How do I use this? | Other CB clients
Other Users?
Others perusing the Monastery: (3)
As of 2023-09-23 20:58 GMT
Sections?
Information?
Find Nodes?
Leftovers?
    Voting Booth?

    No recent polls found
    Notices?