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Perl Programming/Keywords/-A
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Perl -B Keywords
The -A keyword
-A is a file test that returns the access time minus file modification time, in days.
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 $_. -A 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
-A DIRHANDLE
-A EXPRESSION
-A FILEHANDLE
-A FILENAME
-A
Perl -B Keywords