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(Perl delta 5.003 to 5.004) No glob() or <*>

(Perl delta 5.003 to 5.004) internal error: glob failed No qualified books.

Why do I sometimes get an "Argument list too long" when I use <*>?

Is there a leak/bug in glob()?

Why doesn't glob("*.*") get all the files?

See Also

(Perl builtin function) chdir EXPR Changes the working directory

(Perl builtin function) chroot FILENAME makes the named directory the new root directory.

(Perl builtin function) glob EXPR Returns the value of EXPR with filename expansions such as a shell would do.

(Perl builtin function) mkdir FILENAME,MODE Create a directory.

(Perl builtin function) opendir DIRHANDLE,EXPR Opens a directory named EXPR for processing by readdir(), telldir(), seekdir(), rewinddir(), and closedir().

(Perl builtin function) readdir DIRHANDLE Returns the next directory entry for a directory opened by opendir().

(Perl builtin function) rewinddir DIRHANDLE Sets the current position to the beginning of the directory for the readdir() routine on DIRHANDLE.

(Perl builtin function) rmdir FILENAME Deletes the directory specified by FILENAME if it is empty.

(Perl builtin function) seekdir DIRHANDLE,POS Sets the current position for the readdir() routine

(Perl builtin function) telldir DIRHANDLE Returns the current position of the readdir() routines on DIRHANDLE.

File::Recurse - Lets you perform some operation throughout an entire directory tree. Part of the File::Tools module. [Perl] {oss}

Tie::Dir - Reading directories via a tied hash. Lets you access and modify the access and modification times of files. See tie(), described in ./docs/manual/html/perltie.html. [Perl] {oss}

File::Listing - Parses a directory listing. Part of the libwww bundle. [Perl] {oss}

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