Re: Getting args

Take a look at @ARGV. It holds all your command line arguments, split by whitespace.

Update: DOH! daveorg beat me to it, so I might as well add some other useful tidbits:

• Number of arguments passed: scalar @ARGV
• Program name: $0
• If all your arguments are filenames and you want to read them all in line by line, you can use <>. That's kinda neat sometimes, if you can trust your input!

Camel 3, p. 659

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Re: Re: Getting args by willa (Acolyte) on Dec 10, 2001 at 22:53 UTC
How do I pattern-match a variable with the first one? `if ($var =~ m/@ARGV[1]/) { ... }` [download] ???	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: Re: Getting args by joealba (Hermit) on Dec 10, 2001 at 22:55 UTC
You were close. `if ($var =~ /$ARGV[0]/) { ... }` [download] A more exact match: `if ($var =~ /^$ARGV[0]$/) { ... }` [download] Updated: `$ARGV[1]` is the SECOND argument. `$ARGV[0]` is the first one.	[reply] [d/l] [select]