Re^3: differences in dir?

Hmm. I tried it (on XP), and I get exactly the same output, including data and time, in the file as I get to the screen:

[0] Perl> `dir >junk.txt`;;
[0] Perl> @d2 = do{ local @ARGV = 'junk.txt'; <> };;
[0] Perl> print for @d2[ 0 .. 10 ];;
 Volume in drive C has no label.
 Volume Serial Number is BCCA-B4CC

 Directory of c:\test

2007-05-02  16:31    <DIR>          .
2007-05-02  16:31    <DIR>          ..
2005-06-24  13:45               721 12balls.pl
2005-11-12  16:16             1,142 12days-enc.pl
2005-11-13  02:26             1,688 12days.pl
2004-07-28  00:37       124,592,128 1Mx4096.db
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As far as I am aware, the only way to get a raw list of files without the data and time is to use the /b switch on the dir command:

[0] Perl> `dir /b >junk.txt`;;
[0] Perl> @d2 = do{ local @ARGV = 'junk.txt'; <> };;
[0] Perl> print for @d2[ 0 .. 10 ];;
12balls.pl
12days-enc.pl
12days.pl
1Mx4096.db
2.log
200083.pl
216398.pl
250802.pl
275606.pl
27x2.wav
282393.pl
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Re^4: differences in dir? (dir.exe) by tye (Sage) on May 02, 2007 at 17:22 UTC
As far as I am aware, the only way to get a raw list of files I guess you didn't consider the alternative that the poster might "have a 'dir' program in [their] $ENV{PATH}". (: One of my copies of cygwin has "dir.exe", one of them doesn't. Cygwin dir.exe appears to (by default) just list filenames, somewhat like 'ls'. - tye	[reply]
Re^5: differences in dir? (dir.exe) by BrowserUk (Patriarch) on May 02, 2007 at 17:36 UTC
True. I don't give cygwin house room, so I wouldn't be "aware" of that possibility. Examine what is said, not who speaks -- Silence betokens consent -- Love the truth but pardon error. "Science is about questioning the status quo. Questioning authority". In the absence of evidence, opinion is indistinguishable from prejudice. "Too many [] have been sedated by an oppressive environment of political correctness and risk aversion."	[reply]