Re^3: directory exists

Yes. I'd use a test like this in real code, and I guess it got into my recommendation:

is_dir {
    -e shift() ?
        -d _ ? 1 : 0
        : undef;
}
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With that I can test truth to see if there is a directory of that name, or defined to see if the name is in use.

After Compline,
Zaxo

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Re^4: directory exists by ambrus (Abbot) on Jun 03, 2005 at 19:01 UTC
Even that's redundant. The `-d` function by itself DWYM, and returns undef if the stat fails, false if the file exists but is not a directory.	[reply] [d/l]