in reply to Re^2: Get file min and max size help!
in thread Get file min and max size help!

Never mind ... apparently today I'm an idiot...

Reading the documentation reveals that -s doesn't return a number. Instead, it indicates whether has nonzero size. If you need to know the file size, you'll have to use a suitable function to read the file size, and *then* compare it.

...roboticus

When your only tool is a hammer, all problems look like your thumb.

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Re^4: Get file min and max size help!
by Corion (Patriarch) on Aug 29, 2011 at 19:05 UTC

    Actually it does, at least according to perlfunc and to my experience:

    -s File has nonzero size (returns size in bytes).
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