You could move the directory wholesale from the shell, as in

$>mv old_name new_name
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If you're on *nix.

If you're bent on a Perl solution - use the portable (and already installed) File::Copy module.
Ripped verbatim from File::Copy's POD:

use File::Copy;

copy("file1","file2");
copy("Copy.pm",\*STDOUT);'
move("/dev1/fileA","/dev2/fileB");
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Obviously, you'll want the move() function.

Incidentally, you may wish to try typing "Renaming" in the search box at the top of every page next time.

Update: Whoops. I missed the fact that you could do a straight rename("OLDNAME", "NEWNAME"); My bad
Update 2: Aristotle++ Don't use the rename() - its abilities vary from system to system. read

perldoc -f rename

for the full info.

cheers
davis
Is this going out live?
No, Homer, very few cartoons are broadcast live - it's a terrible strain on the animator's wrist

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