Re^2: quickest way to find number of files in a directory?

Thanks a lot, that works great. Does anybody know if it's possible to include variables in the file handle? For example, if I want all the .pl files starting with 'blabla' is it possible to do something like this: my $prename = 'blabla'; my @files = <$prename*.pl> my $count = @files It works with just <*.pl> but I can't get the variable to work.

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Re^3: quickest way to find number of files in a directory? by Anonymous Monk on Jul 01, 2012 at 22:21 UTC
Welcome, see The Perl Monks Guide to the Monastery, new questions go in Seekers Of Perl Wisdom It works with just <.pl> but I can't get the variable to work.* It should work. If its not working, the path must not exist, or cwd isn't what you think it is , things like that	[reply]
Re^4: quickest way to find number of files in a directory? by zoroaster (Initiate) on Jul 19, 2012 at 20:19 UTC
Yes, it was mistake on my part - it works with variables, too. Sorry about that.	[reply]