Re: FTP - Downloading New Files Only

    if ( -f $path.$x_files )
      { print "File $x_files already exists!\n"; }
    else
      { $ftp->get($x_files, "$path".$x_files) or die "Can't fetch $x_f
+iles: $!\n"; }
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Re^2: FTP - Downloading New Files Only by Anonymous Monk on Mar 10, 2008 at 20:02 UTC
Should this line `if ( -f $path.$x_files )` be `if ( -e $path.$x_files )` with "-e"?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: FTP - Downloading New Files Only by apl (Monsignor) on Mar 10, 2008 at 20:21 UTC
My copy of the Camel Book used -f, and so do I. 8-) You are, of course, correct. -e would work as well.	[reply]