Re^4: File::stats issue

but on the documentation i could find on File::stat, it says that it overrides the functionality of the built in stat(), and gives just ONE example with 1 piece of code that suposedly works with the file mode.... i've not found the man/doc for File::stat very helpful, not does it give a detail of the fields it works with, or in what format are those, hence my problems...

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Re^5: File::stats issue by moot (Chaplain) on Mar 14, 2005 at 20:45 UTC
Yes, but 'overrides' != 'repeats'. From File::stat: `This module's default exports override the core stat() and lstat() functions, replacing them with versions that return "File::stat" objects. ... You may also import all the structure fields directly into your namespace as regular variables using the :FIELDS import tag. (Note that this still overrides your stat() and lstat() functions.)` [download] and from stat: `stat Returns a 13-element list giving the status info for a file, either the file opened via FILEHANDLE, or named by EXPR.` [download] I think the key word there is 'replace'. Nowhere in File::stat does it say that it returns a 13 element list indentical to stat. You'll also want to familiarise yourself with the C library stat() function, since that is from where the field names are drawn.	[reply] [d/l] [select]

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Re^5: File::stats issue
by moot (Chaplain) on Mar 14, 2005 at 20:45 UTC

From File::stat:

       This module's default exports override the core stat() and
       lstat() functions, replacing them with versions that
       return "File::stat" objects. 
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       You may also import all the structure fields directly into
       your namespace as regular variables using the :FIELDS
       import tag.  (Note that this still overrides your stat()
       and lstat() functions.)
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       stat    Returns a 13-element list giving the status info
               for a file, either the file opened via FILEHANDLE,
               or named by EXPR.
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You'll also want to familiarise yourself with the C library stat() function, since that is from where the field names are drawn.

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