you can also use File::Find (as i've recently found)

something like: (i've not tested this!) 

my @found;
File::Find::find({wanted => \&wanted], '.');

sub wanted  {
     if (-d $_) && ($_ != '.') && ($_ != '..') {
          push(@found, $_)
     }
}

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sure, this is not the fastest way (someone on the above referenced node timed the native find vs File::Find, with native winning by a factor of 5), but it's a way.

also, be careful of the greps to remove the . and .. entries... it's legal to have directories that start with a period (or two, or more), so you have to do an exact match on both cases.

(i think)

i too am a newbie here, and i've been thanking people...
hopefully, i can provide some answers myself one day.

(ps: please forgive the expanded syntax, but it's (to my unPerlish eye) easier to read!)

In reply to Re: Re: Create a list of directories without . and .. by u914
in thread Create a list of directories without . and .. by BrowserUk

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