Yes untaint is what I want here - I want to be able to say that I trust '/usr/bin' and just let it get on with it.

It is a bit disappointing that this untaint stuff isn't mentioned in the File::Find documentation since it is obviously a well known stubmling block.

Is there any way to upgrade File::File for perl 5.5.3 without upgrading to perl 5.6.0? I run 5.6.0 on my personal machine just to stay ahead, but I prefer 5.5.3 on the servers for its proven track record!