>>>>> "Bryan" == Bryan Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Bryan> I'm using the: Bryan> @files = <*.in>; Bryan> ... notation with Perl 5.0. If I have too many files, @files ends up with Bryan> nothing. Is there a way to read in all 20k names? Upgrade to Perl 5.6 or later. The globbing no longer calls /bin/csh, and thus avoids the shell's command-line-length limitations. Or, learn to use readdir(), which is clunkier. -- Randal L. Schwartz - Stonehenge Consulting Services, Inc. - +1 503 777 0095 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <URL:http://www.stonehenge.com/merlyn/> Perl/Unix/security consulting, Technical writing, Comedy, etc. etc. See PerlTraining.Stonehenge.com for onsite and open-enrollment Perl training! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>