Reading parent directory path

suneel.reddy has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

Hi Monks,

Can anyone help me in finding the parent directory path, I don't have any inputs for current directory also. I just need to find the parent directory path from where my script is

I also have a script which only prints parent directory, where as I need to store it into a variable,

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use strict;

use warnings;

use Cwd;

use File::Spec;

print Cwd::realpath(File::Spec->updir);

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Thanks in advance

Suneel

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Re: Reading parent directory path by Corion (Patriarch) on Sep 17, 2012 at 11:07 UTC
Have you thought about storing the value in a variable instead of printing it? Also, reading the File::Spec documentation might help you in understanding what function calls to combine to get the results you want. I'm sure your course material covers all of this. I suggest you review your notes.	[reply]
Re: Reading parent directory path by marto (Cardinal) on Sep 17, 2012 at 11:07 UTC
Assign this to a variable if it prints what you want. `use strict; use warnings; use Cwd; use File::Spec; my $parent = Cwd::realpath(File::Spec->updir); print "Parent directory: $parent";` [download]	[reply] [d/l]