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Old 08-28-2008
perl problem: reading from directory

hi friends.

i want to make a perl script to read /tmp directory and make a list of all users which are using /tmp directory, how much space they are using and permission of all files which are using by all usres.

i have tried some option but at last i am hopeless.

plz plz help me.


thanks always.
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Old 08-28-2008
The stat function returns the raw information about size, ownership, permissions, etc. You also need the getpw* functions to map UIDs to names etc.

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