Functions operating on a list of files return the number of files successfully operated upon.
- chmod list
Changes the permissions of a list of files. The first element of the list must be the numerical mode. If this is a number, it must be in octal, e.g.,
0644. Files can be designated by name and by handle.- chown list
Changes the owner and group of a list of files. The first two elements of the list must be the numerical user ID and group ID. If either is –1, that property is not changed. Files can be designated by name and by handle.
- link oldfile
,newfile Creates a new filename linked to the old file.
- lstat file†
Like stat, but if the last component of the filename is a symbolic link, stats the link instead of the file it links to. file can be an expression evaluating to a filename, or
_to refer to the last file test-loperation or lstat call.- mkdir expr† [
,perm ] Creates a directory with permissions specified by perm and modified by the current umask. If perm is a number, it must be an octal number. Default value for perm is
0777.See also umask in page 60.- readlink expr†
Returns the name of the file pointed to by the symbolic link designated by expr.
- rename oldname
,newname Changes the name of a file.
- rmdir expr†
Deletes the directory if it is empty.
- stat file†
Returns a 13-element list with file information. file can be a filehandle, an expression evaluating to a filename, or
_to refer to the last file test operation or stat call. Returns an empty list if the stat fails.Use the standard module
File::statfor by-name access to the elements of the list:Index
Name
Description
0
dev
Device code.
1
ino
Inode number.
2
mode
Type and access flags.
3
nlink
Number of hard links.
4
uid
User ID of owner.
5
gid
Group ID of owner.
6
rdev
Device type.
7
size
Size, in bytes.
8
atime
Timestamp of last access.
9
mtime
Timestamp of last modification.
10
ctime
Timestamp of last status change.
11
blksize
File system block size.
12
blocks
Size, in blocks.
- symlink oldfile
,newfile Creates a new filename symbolically linked to the old filename.
- truncate file
,size Truncates file to size. file may be a filename or a filehandle.
- unlink list†
Deletes a list of files.
- utime list
Changes the access and modification times. The first two elements of the list must be the numerical access and modification times. When both elements are undef, the current time is used.
The inode change time will be set to the current time.