Wow

Im not sure you realize that the "wanted" sub gets passed directories too. i often have a return unless (-f $file); in there.

another thing the wanted sub can do is signal to prune the tree. $File::Find::prune = 1 is a signal to File::Find not to follow a directory. You want to prune junction points. 

        # this test for directory
        $stat->{mode} & S_IFDIR ? print "Directory\n" : print "File\n"
+;
        # is the same as this one
        $stat->{attribs} & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY ? print "Directory
+\n" : print "File\n";
my $isjunction= <.. some code to see if its a junction ..> ; 
if ($isjunction){ 
    $File::Find::prune = 1
    return; 
}

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now you may even be able to contrive a test <.. some code to see if its a junction ..> that does not require "use Win32::LongPath", i dont know what it is now. Otherwise i think you are stuck trying to install that module. , sorry

In reply to Re^5: how to handle the warnings in a find statement by huck
in thread how to handle the warnings in a find statement by Aldebaran

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