File::Spec(3) Perl Programmers Reference Guide File::Spec(3)NAMEFile::Spec - portably perform operations on file names
SYNOPSIS
use File::Spec;
$x=File::Spec->catfile('a','b','c');
which returns 'a/b/c' under Unix.
DESCRIPTION
This module is designed to support operations commonly
performed on file specifications (usually called "file
names", but not to be confused with the contents of a
file, or Perl's file handles), such as concatenating
several directory and file names into a single path, or
determining whether a path is rooted. It is based on code
directly taken from MakeMaker 5.17, code written by
Andreas Koenig, Andy Dougherty, Charles Bailey, Ilya
Zakharevich, Paul Schinder, and others.
Since these functions are different for most operating
systems, each set of OS specific routines is available in
a separate module, including:
File::Spec::Unix
File::Spec::Mac
File::Spec::OS2
File::Spec::Win32
File::Spec::VMS
The module appropriate for the current OS is automatically
loaded by File::Spec. Since some modules (like VMS) make
use of OS specific facilities, it may not be possible to
load all modules under all operating systems.
Since File::Spec is object oriented, subroutines should
not called directly, as in:
File::Spec::catfile('a','b');
but rather as class methods:
File::Spec->catfile('a','b');
For a reference of available functions, please consult the
File::Spec::Unix manpage, which contains the entire set,
and inherited by the modules for other platforms. For
further information, please see the File::Spec::Mac
manpage, the File::Spec::OS2 manpage, the
File::Spec::Win32 manpage, or the File::Spec::VMS manpage.
SEE ALSO
File::Spec::Unix, File::Spec::Mac, File::Spec::OS2,
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File::Spec::Win32, File::Spec::VMS, ExtUtils::MakeMaker
AUTHORS
Kenneth Albanowski <kjahds@kjahds.com>, Andy Dougherty
<doughera@lafcol.lafayette.edu>, Andreas Koenig
<A.Koenig@franz.ww.TU-Berlin.DE>, Tim Bunce
<Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk>. VMS support by Charles Bailey
<bailey@newman.upenn.edu>. OS/2 support by Ilya
Zakharevich <ilya@math.ohio-state.edu>. Mac support by
Paul Schinder <schinder@pobox.com>.
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