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#NAME

File::Spec::Functions - portably perform operations on file names

#SYNOPSIS

use File::Spec::Functions;
$x = catfile('a','b');

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 modules for other platforms. For further information, please see File::Spec::Mac, File::Spec::OS2, File::Spec::Win32, or File::Spec::VMS.

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.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

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