File::pushd(3pm)					User Contributed Perl Documentation					  File::pushd(3pm)

NAME

       File::pushd - change directory temporarily for a limited scope

VERSION

       version 1.001

SYNOPSIS

	 use File::pushd;

	 chdir $ENV{HOME};

	 # change directory again for a limited scope
	 {
	     my $dir = pushd( '/tmp' );
	     # working directory changed to /tmp
	 }
	 # working directory has reverted to $ENV{HOME}

	 # tempd() is equivalent to pushd( File::Temp::tempdir )
	 {
	     my $dir = tempd();
	 }

	 # object stringifies naturally as an absolute path
	 {
	    my $dir = pushd( '/tmp' );
	    my $filename = File::Spec->catfile( $dir, "somefile.txt" );
	    # gives /tmp/somefile.txt
	 }

DESCRIPTION

       File::pushd does a temporary "chdir" that is easily and automatically reverted, similar to "pushd" in some Unix command shells.	It works
       by creating an object that caches the original working directory.  When the object is destroyed, the destructor calls "chdir" to revert to
       the original working directory.	By storing the object in a lexical variable with a limited scope, this happens automatically at the end of
       the scope.

       This is very handy when working with temporary directories for tasks like testing; a function is provided to streamline getting a temporary
       directory from File::Temp.

       For convenience, the object stringifies as the canonical form of the absolute pathname of the directory entered.

USAGE

	 use File::pushd;

       Using File::pushd automatically imports the "pushd" and "tempd" functions.

   pushd
	 {
	     my $dir = pushd( $target_directory );
	 }

       Caches the current working directory, calls "chdir" to change to the target directory, and returns a File::pushd object.  When the object
       is destroyed, the working directory reverts to the original directory.

       The provided target directory can be a relative or absolute path. If called with no arguments, it uses the current directory as its target
       and returns to the current directory when the object is destroyed.

       If the target directory does not exist or if the directory change fails for some reason, "pushd" will die with an error message.

       Can be given a hashref as an optional second argument.  The only supported option is "untaint_pattern", which is used to untaint file paths
       involved.  It defaults to "qr{^([-+@w./]+)$}", which is reasonably restrictive (e.g.  it does not even allow spaces in the path).  Change
       this to suit your circumstances and security needs if running under taint mode. Note: you must include the parentheses in the pattern to
       capture the untainted portion of the path.

   tempd
	 {
	     my $dir = tempd();
	 }

       This function is like "pushd" but automatically creates and calls "chdir" to a temporary directory created by File::Temp. Unlike normal
       File::Temp cleanup which happens at the end of the program, this temporary directory is removed when the object is destroyed. (But also see
       "preserve".)  A warning will be issued if the directory cannot be removed.

       As with "pushd", "tempd" will die if "chdir" fails.

       It may be given a single options hash that will be passed internally to C<pushd>.

   preserve
	 {
	     my $dir = tempd();
	     $dir->preserve;	  # mark to preserve at end of scope
	     $dir->preserve(0);   # mark to delete at end of scope
	 }

       Controls whether a temporary directory will be cleaned up when the object is destroyed.	With no arguments, "preserve" sets the directory
       to be preserved.  With an argument, the directory will be preserved if the argument is true, or marked for cleanup if the argument is
       false.  Only "tempd" objects may be marked for cleanup.	(Target directories to "pushd" are always preserved.)  "preserve" returns true if
       the directory will be preserved, and false otherwise.

SEE ALSO

       o   File::chdir

SUPPORT

   Bugs / Feature Requests
       Please report any bugs or feature requests by email to "bug-file-pushd at rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at
       http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=File-pushd <http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=File-pushd>. You will be
       automatically notified of any progress on the request by the system.

   Source Code
       This is open source software.  The code repository is available for public review and contribution under the terms of the license.

       http://github.com/dagolden/file-pushd <http://github.com/dagolden/file-pushd>

	 git clone http://github.com/dagolden/file-pushd

AUTHOR

       David A Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       This software is Copyright (c) 2011 by David A Golden.

       This is free software, licensed under:

	 The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004

perl v5.12.4							    2011-09-15							  File::pushd(3pm)