Re^3: -s testing for empty file; works on local, but not on remote

There is one difference:

If you don't check for errors, errors (incl non-existent files) being returned by -s will be mistaken as empty file.

If you don't check for errors, errors (incl non-existent files) being returned by -z will be mistaken as non-empty file.

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Re^4: -s testing for empty file; works on local, but not on remote by Jeri (Scribe) on Sep 27, 2011 at 19:03 UTC
What exactly do you mean by 'error'? if the -s/-z can't figure if the file has anything in it or not?	[reply]
Re^5: -s testing for empty file; works on local, but not on remote by ikegami (Patriarch) on Sep 27, 2011 at 19:06 UTC
`stat` can fail for a number of reasons. Add the following before the `if (-s)` line: `use Data::Dumper; print(Dumper(-s "/home/vcg/Documents/Trial/temp")); print(Dumper("$!"));` [download] What's the output?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^4: -s testing for empty file; works on local, but not on remote by Jeri (Scribe) on Sep 27, 2011 at 19:15 UTC
I see your point. Thanks.	[reply]