How can I check if a file exists in Perl?

Question

I have a relative path

   $base_path = \"input/myMock.TGZ\";

myMock.TGZ is the file name located in input folder. The filenam

Answer 1

Use the below code. Here -f checks, it's a file or not:

print "File $base_path is exists!\n" if -f $base_path;

and enjoy

Answer 2

if (-e $base_path)
{ 
 # code
}

-e is the 'existence' operator in Perl.

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