Re^4: make_path for creating directory tree

Yes, I'm on Linux. Sorry, this is really embarrassing but I'm still not using the command properly, dear me :( Now I did

#/bin/perl/

use strict;
use warnings;

use File::Path qw(make_path);

make_path("/one/two");
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In order to test for now, I try to create the path /one/two just in the current directory but I get the error "mkdir /one: Permission denied at test.pl line 8"

Embarrassing :( What's happening? Do I need to specify the full path to the working directory, and use the command as make_path("/full/path/to/current/directory/one/two")? It's a bit scary as I'm worried this will delete a file accidentally or something catastrophic like that.

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Re^5: make_path for creating directory tree by james28909 (Deacon) on Dec 23, 2015 at 16:16 UTC
You're trying to create folders in root '/' and dont have proper permission. Try make_path("one/two/three"); or make_path("./one/two/three"); EDIT: Also, you can test if a dir exists before creating it. `next if (-d $dir); #will skip to next dir IF target dir exists make_path("one/two/three");` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re^6: make_path for creating directory tree by fasoli (Beadle) on Dec 23, 2015 at 16:20 UTC
Ugh I'm an idiot. Yes, I was indeed trying to create a folder in root, I corrected that now. Ok first step - use make_path once successfully: done!	[reply]
Re^7: make_path for creating directory tree by james28909 (Deacon) on Dec 23, 2015 at 16:24 UTC
Make sure to read and digest everyone else's great examples too!	[reply]