File::Spec::Functions

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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 inher-
       ited 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 v5.8.8			  2007-12-24	     File::Spec::Functions(3)