how to prefix\insert back slash to string (windows) path in perl

suniln has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: how to prefix\insert back slash to string (windows) path in perl by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 06, 2010 at 06:35 UTC
I cannot come up with a scenario where you'd need to escape the slashes and nothing else. What are you actually trying to do?	[reply]
Re: how to prefix\insert back slash to string (windows) path in perl by suhailck (Friar) on Sep 06, 2010 at 06:24 UTC
Reg. your question, this will work `perl -le '$path=q{c:\abs\cbz};$path=~s/\\/\\\\/g;print $path' c:\\abs\\cbz` [download]	[reply] [d/l]
Re: how to prefix\insert back slash to string (windows) path in perl by suhailck (Friar) on Sep 06, 2010 at 06:17 UTC
See, How do I post a question effectively? Writeup formatting tips	[reply]
Re^2: how to prefix\insert back slash to string (windows) path in perl by suniln (Initiate) on Sep 06, 2010 at 07:09 UTC
Thanks Suhail. BTW, I have one more query. Hope this approach will work for 'n' coinsurances of special character too. -Sunil	[reply]
Re: how to prefix\insert back slash to string (windows) path in perl by cdarke (Prior) on Sep 06, 2010 at 12:31 UTC
Also note that very often this is not necessary. Most file access in Windows can use either / or \ as a directory seperator. Some shells, like Windows Explorer and cmd.exe, only accept \, but the Windows API accepts either.	[reply]
Re: how to prefix\insert back slash to string (windows) path in perl by talexb (Chancellor) on Sep 07, 2010 at 00:56 UTC
I recommend File::Spec for any path and filename work that you need to do. That will do The Right Thing on whichever platform you're on. Alex / talexb / Toronto "Groklaw is the open-source mentality applied to legal research" ~ Linus Torvalds	[reply]
Re: how to prefix\insert back slash to string (windows) path in perl by imrags (Monk) on Sep 06, 2010 at 11:16 UTC
Try this: $path =~ s/\\/\\\\/g; Raghu	[reply]