File::...::Win32(3perl) Perl Programmers Reference GuideFile::...::Win32(3perl)
NAME
File::Spec::Win32 - methods for Win32 file specs
SYNOPSIS
require File::Spec::Win32; # 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.
devnull
Returns a string representation of the null device.
tmpdir
Returns a string representation of the first existing directory from
the following list:
$ENV{TMPDIR}
$ENV{TEMP}
$ENV{TMP}
SYS:/temp
C:\system\temp
C:/temp
/tmp
/
The SYS:/temp is preferred in Novell NetWare and the C:\system\temp
for Symbian (the File::Spec::Win32 is used also for those
platforms).
If running under taint mode, and if the environment variables are
tainted, they are not used.
case_tolerant
MSWin32 case-tolerance depends on GetVolumeInformation() $ouFsFlags
== FS_CASE_SENSITIVE, indicating the case significance when
comparing file specifications. Since XP FS_CASE_SENSITIVE is
effectively disabled for the NT subsubsystem. See
<http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2007-07/msg00891.html> Default: 1
file_name_is_absolute
As of right now, this returns 2 if the path is absolute with a
volume, 1 if it's absolute with no volume, 0 otherwise.
catfile
Concatenate one or more directory names and a filename to form a
complete path ending with a filename
canonpath
No physical check on the filesystem, but a logical cleanup of a
path. On UNIX eliminated successive slashes and successive "/.". On
Win32 makes
dir1\dir2\dir3\..\..\dir4 -> \dir\dir4 and even
dir1\dir2\dir3\...\dir4 -> \dir\dir4
splitpath
($volume,$directories,$file) = File::Spec->splitpath( $path );
($volume,$directories,$file) = File::Spec->splitpath( $path,
$no_file );
Splits a path into volume, directory, and filename portions. Assumes
that the last file is a path unless the path ends in '\\', '\\.',
'\\..' or $no_file is true. On Win32 this means that $no_file true
makes this return ( $volume, $path, '' ).
Separators accepted are \ and /.
Volumes can be drive letters or UNC sharenames (\\server\share).
The results can be passed to "catpath" to get back a path equivalent
to (usually identical to) the original path.
splitdir
The opposite of catdir().
@dirs = File::Spec->splitdir( $directories );
$directories must be only the directory portion of the path on
systems that have the concept of a volume or that have path syntax
that differentiates files from directories.
Unlike just splitting the directories on the separator, leading
empty and trailing directory entries can be returned, because these
are significant on some OSs. So,
File::Spec->splitdir( "/a/b//c/" );
Yields:
( '', 'a', 'b', '', 'c', '' )
catpath
Takes volume, directory and file portions and returns an entire
path. Under Unix, $volume is ignored, and this is just like
catfile(). On other OSs, the $volume become significant.
Note For File::Spec::Win32 Maintainers
Novell NetWare inherits its File::Spec behaviour from File::Spec::Win32.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2004,2007 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.
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