output of the script: 
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/0
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/1
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/2
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/3
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/4
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/5
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/6
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/7
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/8
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/9
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/10
mkdir /app/docs/intranet/Jupiter Media Metrix/mmf/1999/10: File exists
+ at throw.pl line 8

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the spaces in the directory have no effect. I've tried with non-spaced dir paths... same thing.

and the file 10 is created. strings was a great idea... here's it's output: 
legal.html
images
1998
1999
2000
2001
index.html
Media: No such file or directory

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those are all directories or files involved in the copying (from the non-test script!). no idea how that info is getting into the test script's output.

I'm going to go lie down now for a bit... :)

In reply to output of test script by markguy
in thread freaky mkdir problem by markguy

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