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in thread split to get the dir name

Just curious, how is substr platform-dependent? And how is ls not platfrom-dependent?

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Re5: split to get the dir name
by dragonchild (Archbishop) on Sep 29, 2003 at 19:30 UTC
    The output of 'ls -l' is dependent on which *nix you're using. Hence, the index into substr will change depending on the *nix you run on. 'ls -l' is actually not as platform-dependent as you think. It runs on Win2003Pro ...

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      So substr is platform dependent because it is being used with ls which is not as platform-dependent as I think?

      * blink *

      Gee, and I thought you were stupid.
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        • The usage of substr with 'ls -l' results in an index that is platform-dependent.
        • The 'ls' command is supported on more than just *nix platforms. How it is implemented (especially the -l flag) is is platform-dependent. It's also locale-dependent.

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