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File::Spec::Functions

NAME

File::Spec::Functions - portably perform operations on file names

SYNOPSIS

  1. 	use File::Spec::Functions;
  2. 	$x = catfile('a','b');

DESCRIPTION

This module exports convenience functions for all of the class methods provided by File::Spec.

For a reference of available functions, please consult File::Spec::Unix, which contains the entire set, and which is inherited by the modules for other platforms. For further information, please see File::Spec::Mac, File::Spec::OS2, File::Spec::Win32, or File::Spec::VMS.

Exports

The following functions are exported by default.

  1. 	canonpath
  2. 	catdir
  3. 	catfile
  4. 	curdir
  5. 	rootdir
  6. 	updir
  7. 	no_upwards
  8. 	file_name_is_absolute
  9. 	path

The following functions are exported only by request.

  1. 	devnull
  2. 	tmpdir
  3. 	splitpath
  4. 	splitdir
  5. 	catpath
  6. 	abs2rel
  7. 	rel2abs
  8. 	case_tolerant

All the functions may be imported using the :ALL tag.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2004 by the Perl 5 Porters. All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO

File::Spec, File::Spec::Unix, File::Spec::Mac, File::Spec::OS2, File::Spec::Win32, File::Spec::VMS, ExtUtils::MakeMaker