D:\code>perl path.pl Program is over. D:\code>cd x/y D:\code\x\y>dir Volume in drive D is Data Volume Serial Number is 3241-B96B Directory of D:\code\x\y 22/04/2017 10:39 . 22/04/2017 10:39 .. 22/04/2017 10:39 13 z.txt 1 File(s) 13 bytes 2 Dir(s) 107,416,027,136 bytes free D:\code\x\y>cat z.txt It's ok. D:\code\x\y>