redhat man page for file::spec::functions

File::Spec::Functions(3pm)				 Perl Programmers Reference Guide				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 mod-
       ules 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

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

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

perl v5.8.0							    2002-06-01						File::Spec::Functions(3pm)