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Perl Programming/Keywords/-b
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Perl -B -C Keywords
The -b keyword
-b is a file test that tests, if the file is a block special 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 $_. -b 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
-b DIRHANDLE
-b EXPRESSION
-b FILEHANDLE
-b FILENAME
-b
Perl -B -C Keywords
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