Re^2: How do I change directory to root directory

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Re^3: How do I change directory to root directory by amw1 (Friar) on Mar 04, 2005 at 17:44 UTC
Correct. As long as the directory you run the script from has home as a directory underneath it. As a side note, use full paths unless there is a very good reason not to. It makes your life much easier.	[reply]
Re^4: How do I change directory to root directory by kdelph (Initiate) on Mar 04, 2005 at 17:49 UTC
It does not work I tried it and keep getting a message No such file or directory Maybe I have my syntax wrong?: my $file ="/opt/directoryname/directoryname/directoryname/sever/default/log/log.2005.03.04";	[reply]
Re^5: How do I change directory to root directory by amw1 (Friar) on Mar 04, 2005 at 17:58 UTC
Are you trying to open file? If so what is the error message you are getting when you try to open it?	[reply]
Re^6: How do I change directory to root directory by kdelph (Initiate) on Mar 07, 2005 at 13:23 UTC
Re^4: How do I change directory to root directory by kdelph (Initiate) on Mar 04, 2005 at 19:02 UTC
But my directory that I'm in does not have Home underneath it, it has nothing underneath it. That's my problem I'm trying to access a directory but am unable to do cd to go back to the root directory and then open the file.	[reply]
Re^5: How do I change directory to root directory by amw1 (Friar) on Mar 04, 2005 at 20:44 UTC
If you do this `my $file = "/full/path/to/file.txt"; open(FILE, "<", $file) or die "Whoops: $!"; do stuff close(FILE);` [download] and /full/path/to/file.txt exists, you have r to the file and x to each directory in the path than it will work. If it does not work then there is a permissions issue most likely. (or the file doesn't exist) either way the die will tell you what failed.	[reply] [d/l]
Re^5: How do I change directory to root directory by kdelph (Initiate) on Mar 10, 2005 at 19:26 UTC
It works now thank you	[reply]