I had this little test code: 
#!/usr/bin/perl -w

use strict;
use File::Find;

find( \&handler, "/mnt/morkcd" );

sub handler {
    print "$File::Find::name\n";
}

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that refused to descend into the subdirectories on the NFS-mounted volume. I asked in the Chatterbox about it, and I was told that I had to add: 
$File::Find::dont_use_nlink = 1;

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Sure enough, that fixed it, but why? Perl In A Nutshell simply says "Set this variable if you're using the Andrew File System (AFS)", and perldoc says "Set the variable $File::Find::dont_use_nlink if you're using AFS, since AFS cheats." So what's an "nlink", and why is this AFS-specific fix also an NFS-specific fix?

xoxo,
Andy
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In reply to File::Find bummers on an NFS volume. by petdance

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