deleting links but not files

meirgold has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi my fellow monks I have a Linux library which includes files and links.
I would like to delete only the links, without deleting the files.
Is there a way to check if i'm dealing with a link or a file ?
thanks

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Re: deleting links but not files by broquaint (Abbot) on Jun 03, 2003 at 15:14 UTC
Is there a way to check if i'm dealing with a link or a file ? Sure is, just check with `-l` e.g `print "yup, it's a link" if -l $filename;` [download] HTH `_________ broquaint`	[reply] [d/l]
Re: Re: deleting links but not files by meirgold (Acolyte) on Jun 03, 2003 at 15:16 UTC
Thanks !!!	[reply]
Re: deleting links but not files by CukiMnstr (Deacon) on Jun 03, 2003 at 15:19 UTC
You want to take a look at the file test operators ("-X" in perlfunc). `-l` returns true if the file is a symbolic link. hope this helps,	[reply] [d/l]