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Perl built-in chdir() and Cwd:chdir()

built-in chdir() (as of Perl 5.10.1)

  • changes the working directory of the perl script,
  • does not change the working directory of the shell (environment variable PWD).

Cwd:chdir()

  • changes the working directory of the perl script,
  • changes the working directory of the shell (environment variable PWD)