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Perl Programming/Keywords/-f
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Perl -e -g Keywords
The -f keyword
-f is a file test that tests, if the file is a plain file.
It takes one argument, either a FILENAME, a FILEHANDLE, or a DIRHANDLE to test the associated file to see, if something is true about it. If the argument is omitted, it tests $_. -f returns 1 for true and an empty string for false. If the file doesn't exist or can't be examined, it returns undef and sets $! (errno).
Syntax
-f DIRHANDLE
-f EXPRESSION
-f FILEHANDLE
-f FILENAME
-f
Perl -e -g Keywords
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