SPUG: perl newbie with annoying little issue ...

[ced at carios2.ca.boeing.com]

> can anyone tell me how to determine if a file is a directory or a leaf? (i'm 
> looking for something similar to java's "isDirectory()" method in the File 
> class)

perldoc perlfunc

There's a full listing of the file test operators there
including -d.

hth,
--
Charles DeRykus

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