perl and unc paths

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Re: perl and unc paths by ikegami (Patriarch) on Jul 16, 2006 at 05:25 UTC
`\\` in string literals only adds `\` to the string being built. In other words, you need to double up `\` chars (and add a `\` in front of `'` chars) in your string literal: `system('pushd \\\\comp1\\newfolder');` [download] But that's not going to do what you want. `system` will create a new shell for `pushd` to run in, and `pushd` will only affect that shell. (It will also affect any child that shall will later spawn, but it spawns none as is.) Use `chdir` to change the working directory of the Perl script (and any children it later spawns). The current directory will get automatically restored when the script ends. If that's too late, use Cwd to find out which directory is the current working directory, and use `chdir` to restore it when you wish to do so.	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: perl and unc paths by Anonymous Monk on Aug 22, 2016 at 18:29 UTC
Except 'chdir \\\\comp1\\newfolder doesnt work!'	[reply]
Re^3: perl and unc paths by soonix (Chancellor) on Aug 27, 2016 at 12:11 UTC
I can't find it in perlwin32, but I'm having in mind it's a problem in the underlying system. An internet search for "chdir unc" explicitly excluding* "perl" finds enough similiar items to support this. * Update: fixed link	[reply]
Re^4: perl and unc paths by ikegami (Patriarch) on Aug 29, 2016 at 15:19 UTC
Re^3: perl and unc paths by Anonymous Monk on Aug 22, 2016 at 18:31 UTC
On Windows that is... pushd and popd would work, except you can't do system("pushd \\\\unc_path1\\folder") because it spawns a new shell and then exits with system()	[reply]