So you tested this right? 

[root@smart sporty]# pwd
/root/sporty
[root@smart sporty]# cat uhuh.pl
#!/usr/bin/perl
print "$0 does not know\n", `pwd`;
[root@smart sporty]# ./uhuh.pl
./uhuh.pl does not know
/root/sporty
[root@smart sporty]# perl uhuh.pl
uhuh.pl does not know
/root/sporty
[root@smart sporty]#

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If you aren't in that directory where it was run, cwd fails miserably.

And if (you) don't call the script with /full/path/to/script.pl then $0 has little to offer....

cheers

tachyon

In reply to Re: Re: Re: how to get the current folder name where the program is running? by tachyon
in thread how to get the current folder name where the program is running? by hweefarn

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