File::Policy::Default(3pm) User Contributed Perl Documentation File::Policy::Default(3pm)
NAME
File::Policy::Default - Default policy for file I/O functions
SYNOPSIS
use File::Policy;
use File::Policy qw/check_safe/; # to import a specific subroutine
use File::Policy qw/:all/; # to import all subroutines
#Checking I/O policy
check_safe($filename, 'r');
check_safe($filename, 'w');
#Portable directory locations
$logdir = get_log_dir();
$tmpdir = get_temp_dir();
DESCRIPTION
This defines the default (unrestricted) policy for file I/O with modules such as File::Slurp::WithinPolicy. You may replace this default
policy with one for your organisation.
FUNCTIONS
check_safe
check_safe( FILENAME , MODE );
Checks a filename is safe - dies if not. MODE is r (read) or w (write). Default is no restrictions on file I/O.
get_temp_dir
$temporary_directory = get_temp_dir();
Returns the path to temporary directory from the TEMP environment variable or File::Spec::Functions::tmpdir(). Note that any return
value will have been cleared of a trailing slash.
get_log_dir
$log_directory = get_log_dir();
Returns the path to log directory from the LOGDIR environment variable or the current directory. Note that any return value will have
been cleared of a trailing slash.
VERSION
$Revision: 1.6 $ on $Date: 2005/05/18 15:57:28 $ by $Author: johna $
AUTHOR
John Alden <cpan _at_ bbc _dot_ co _dot_ uk>
COPYRIGHT
(c) BBC 2005. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the GNU GPL.
See the file COPYING in this distribution, or http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt
perl v5.8.8 2005-06-15 File::Policy::Default(3pm)