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Re: [PLUG] OT - Perl Question
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where can i find documentation on how this module works, what functions it
has and the syntax.
thanks
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2002 at 09:42:55AM -0600, W. Chris Shank wrote:
>> I am trying to call the following windows system command (copy)
>>
>> sub backup {
>> @args = ("copy", $_[0], $_[1]);
>> system(@args) == 0
>> or die "backup system @args failed: $?";
>> }
>>
>> [...]
>>
>> any help with explaination is appreciated.
>
> That's probably because there's no command "copy" in your path.
>
> You're working too hard to solve this problem. Have you tried
> using the File::Copy module?
>
> use File::Copy;
> copy("file1","file2");
>
> That's all there is to it. File::Copy is part of the standard Perl
> distribution. See
> http://search.cpan.org/search?mode=module&query=File::Copy or
> http://www.perldoc.com if you have more questions.
>
> Z.
>
>
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