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File::Spec::Functions(3pm)				User Contributed Perl Documentation				File::Spec::Functions(3pm)

NAME

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

SYNOPSIS

	       use File::Spec::Functions;
	       $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.

	       canonpath
	       catdir
	       catfile
	       curdir
	       rootdir
	       updir
	       no_upwards
	       file_name_is_absolute
	       path

       The following functions are exported only by request.

	       devnull
	       tmpdir
	       splitpath
	       splitdir
	       catpath
	       abs2rel
	       rel2abs
	       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

perl v5.14.2							    2010-09-20						File::Spec::Functions(3pm)