change directory in perl

[bebe]

I have a perl script which is used to change to new_directory. I
used "chdir". It seems working and I also work to have the directory
changed to new_directory when exit this perl script. How do I do this
in perl.


$new_dir = "/home/otherDir";
chdir ("$new_dir");

 

[xhoster]

I have a perl script which is used to change to new_directory. I
used "chdir". It seems working and I also work to have the directory
changed to new_directory when exit this perl script. How do I do this
in perl.

$new_dir = "/home/otherDir";
chdir ("$new_dir");

This is a FAQ.

perldoc -q directory:

I {changed directory, modified my environment} in a perl script.
How come the change disappeared when I exited the script? How do I
get my changes to be visible?

Unix
In the strictest sense, it can't be done--the script executes as
a different process from the shell it was started from. Changes
to a process are not reflected in its parent--only in any
children created after the change. There is shell magic that
may allow you to fake it by eval()ing the script's output in
your shell; check out the comp.unix.questions FAQ for details.

Xho

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[Martijn Lievaart]

I have a perl script which is used to change to new_directory. I used
"chdir". It seems working and I also work to have the directory changed
to new_directory when exit this perl script. How do I do this in perl.


$new_dir = "/home/otherDir";
chdir ("$new_dir");

perldoc -q changed directory

HTH,
M4