File::stat does not invoke the external command stat. It uses CORE::stat, which is implemented by library call. Don't know why you're having trouble (I have no trouble with either call), but the lack of /usr/bin/stat isn't the culprit.
Trey In a message dated Mon, 13 Dec 2004, Tom McDonough writes: > I've been getting no results from File::stat or a > system call to stat. Finally I called stat from the > command line and got "Command not found". Indeed, it > is neither in /usr/bin or /usr/sbin and I could not > find a website to download it. > I'm running OS X 3.5 > Has anyone else had this problem? > Any idea where I can get stat? > > Tom McDonough > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > The all-new My Yahoo! - Get yours free! > http://my.yahoo.com > > --