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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 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.

       EExxppoorrttss

       The following functions are exported by default.

               canonpath
               catdir
               catfile
               curdir
               rootdir
               updir
               noupwards
               filenameisabsolute
               path

       The following functions are exported only by request.

               devnull
               tmpdir
               splitpath
               splitdir
               catpath
               abs2rel
               rel2abs
               casetolerant

       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                       2001-09-21        File::Spec::Functions(3pm)