File::Spec::VMS

File::Spec::VMS(3)   User Contributed Perl Documentation   File::Spec::VMS(3)



NAME
       File::Spec::VMS - methods for VMS file specs

SYNOPSIS
	require File::Spec::VMS; # Done internally by File::Spec if needed

DESCRIPTION
       See File::Spec::Unix for a documentation of the methods provided
       there. This package overrides the implementation of these methods, not
       the semantics.

       canonpath (override)
	   Removes redundant portions of file specifications according to VMS
	   syntax.

       catdir (override)
	   Concatenates a list of file specifications, and returns the result
	   as a VMS-syntax directory specification.  No check is made for
	   "impossible" cases (e.g. elements other than the first being abso-
	   lute filespecs).

       catfile (override)
	   Concatenates a list of file specifications, and returns the result
	   as a VMS-syntax file specification.

       curdir (override)
	   Returns a string representation of the current directory: ’[]’

       devnull (override)
	   Returns a string representation of the null device: ’_NLA0:’

       rootdir (override)
	   Returns a string representation of the root directory:
	   ’SYS$DISK:[000000]’

       tmpdir (override)
	   Returns a string representation of the first writable directory
	   from the following list or ’’ if none are writable:

	       sys$scratch:
	       $ENV{TMPDIR}

	   Since perl 5.8.0, if running under taint mode, and if $ENV{TMPDIR}
	   is tainted, it is not used.

       updir (override)
	   Returns a string representation of the parent directory: ’[-]’

       case_tolerant (override)
	   VMS file specification syntax is case-tolerant.

       path (override)
	   Translate logical name DCL$PATH as a searchlist, rather than try-
	   ing to "split" string value of $ENV{’PATH’}.

       file_name_is_absolute (override)
	   Checks for VMS directory spec as well as Unix separators.

       splitpath (override)
	   Splits using VMS syntax.

       splitdir (override)
	   Split dirspec using VMS syntax.

       catpath (override)
	   Construct a complete filespec using VMS syntax

       abs2rel (override)
	   Use VMS syntax when converting filespecs.

       rel2abs (override)
	   Use VMS syntax when converting filespecs.

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
       See File::Spec and File::Spec::Unix.  This package overrides the
       implementation of these methods, not the semantics.

       An explanation of VMS file specs can be found at
       "http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/731FINAL/4506/4506pro_014.html#apps_locat-
       ing_naming_files".



perl v5.8.8			  2007-12-24		   File::Spec::VMS(3)