in reply to Using Permissions as a Parameter

To correct the two previous posts, you have to include the directory name in the test: 
next if -l "$directoryName/$file";

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Re^2: Using Permissions as a Parameter
by archfool (Monk) on Aug 15, 2007 at 15:51 UTC
    Heh... I'm used to using glob() myself. But the -l $file should work either way, once the directory is tacked on. :)
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