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Old 01-14-2010
Moving files listed in a data file to a new directory using Perl
Hi,
I have a data file that lists a number of files. I want to move the files named in that one to another directory. Here's what I have:
Code:
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
open(FILE, "<collision.txt");
my @lines=<FILE>;
foreach my $lines (@lines) {
    system("mv $lines collisions/.");
}
close(FILE);

When I use this is tells me "mv: missing destination file operand after (the file name)" Can anyone tell me what I'm doing wrong?
Thanks!
Last edited by pludi; 01-15-2010 at 02:20 AM.. Reason: code tags, please...
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Old 01-14-2010
use chomp

Code:
foreach my $lines (@lines) {
chomp $lines;
system("mv $lines collisions/.");
}

The whole code can be simplified to

Code:
open FILE , '<' , "collision.txt" || die "$!";
while (<FILE>){
        chomp;
        system("mv $_ collisions/");
}
close FILE;

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Old 01-15-2010
Thanks! It worked perfectly!
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