Re: chdir in perl

   $mpath = `/vobs/package134/inttools/modules/unixtools/srce/whichPat
+h $m`;
...

   if(! chdir($mpath)){
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I'm betting there's a newline on the end of $mpath. Since newline is a valid character within (and therefore at the end of) a path, the chdir() function cannot ignore it, and will look for a path that ends in newline, which you probably don't have.

Consider a chomp on $mpath.

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Re^2: chdir in perl by Anonymous Monk on May 05, 2011 at 00:15 UTC
I'm betting there's a newline on the end of $mpath. Since newline is a valid character within (and therefore at the end of) a path, the chdir() function cannot ignore it, and will look for a path that ends in newline, which you probably don't have. Consider a chomp on $mpath. Great catch! You just solved an hour-long headscratching for me!	[reply]