NAME

       File::Path::Tiny - recursive versions of mkdir() and rmdir() without as much overhead as
       File::Path

VERSION

       This document describes File::Path::Tiny version 0.9

SYNOPSIS

           use File::Path::Tiny;

           if(!File::Path::Tiny::mk($path)) {
               die "Could not make path '$path': $!";
           }

           if(!File::Path::Tiny::rm($path)) {
               die "Could not remove path '$path': $!";
           }

DESCRIPTION

       The goal here is simply to provide recursive versions of mkdir() and rmdir() with as
       little code and overhead as possible.

       This module is in no way meant to derogate File::Path and is in no way an endorsement to
       go out and replace all use of File::Path with File::Path::Tiny.

       File::Path is very good at what it does but there's simply a lot happening that we can do
       without much of the time.

       Here are some things File::Path has/does that this module attempts to do without:

       •   multiple interfaces

           Backwards compatibility brings in a lot of code and logic that we don't need from here
           on out.

       •   chdir()s

           It forces a ton of chdir()s which could leave you somewhere you're not planning on
           being and requires much more overhead to do.

           This module provides a way to disable that if you know it is safe to do so in your
           circumstance.

       •   can croak not allowing you to detect and handle failure

           Just let me handle errors how I want. Don't make my entire app die or have to wrap it
           in an eval

           The exception here is the security checks can croak, which is what you want. See
           DIAGNOSTICS for more info.

       •   A well intentioned output system

           Just let me do the output how I want. (Nothing, As HTML, print to a filehandle,
           etc...)

       •   A well intentioned and experimental (IE subject to change) error handling system.

           Just keep it simple and detect failure via a boolean check and do what I want with the
           error. See "How can I make/remove multiple paths?"

       •   According to its POD, removing a tree is apparently not safe unless you tell it to be
           with the ‘safe’ or 'keep_root' attributes.

           Seems like that should just happen, I don't want to worry about accidentally removing
           / when I pass it /tmp

INTERFACE

       Nothing in exported or exportable, that helps keep it '::Tiny'.

   File::Path::Tiny::mk()
       Takes a single path (like mkdir()) to recursively create and, optionally, a mask (like
       mkdir()) for all subsequent mkdir() calls.

       Mask defaults to 0700 (also like mkdir())

       Returns false if it could not be made, true otherwise (returns ‘2’ if it is -d already)

       It is recursive in the sense that given “foo/bar/baz” as the path to create all 3 will be
       created if necessary.

   File::Path::Tiny::rm()
       Takes a single path (like rmdir()) to recursively empty and remove.

       Returns false if it could not be emptied or removed, true otherwise (returns ‘2’ if it is
       !-d already). Also see DIAGNOSTICS.

       It is recursive in the sense that given “/foo/bar/baz” as the path to remove it will
       recursively empty ‘baz’ and then remove it from /foo/bar.

       Its parents, /, /foo, and /foo/bar are *not* touched.

       By default it does chdir() for security reasons. If you are sure it is safe to do without
       that for the sake of a bit of speed you can pass a second true argument to skip that.

   File::Path::Tiny::empty_dir()
       Takes a single path to recursively empty but not remove.

       Returns false when there is a problem. Also see DIAGNOSTICS.

       By default it does chdir() for security reasons. If you are sure it is safe to do without
       that for the sake of a bit of speed you can pass a second true argument to skip that.

   File::Path::Tiny::mk_parent()
       Like mk() but recursively creates the parent. e.g. given “foo/bar/baz.txt” creates
       foo/bar.

   From Cwd
       It uses these internally so, for convenience, these are exposed in case you want to use
       them also.

       File::Path::Tiny::cwd()

       Comes directly from Cwd’s cwd().

       File::Path::Tiny::chdir()

       Comes directly from Cwd’s chdir().

DIAGNOSTICS

       If the functions ever return false, $! will have been set either explicitly or by the
       mkdir(), rmdir(), unlink(), or opendir() that ultimately returned false.

       "directory %s changed: expected dev=%d ino=$d, actual dev=%d ino=%d, aborting"
           empty_dir() and rm() throw this if any of the directories being operated on change
           during the operation.

MISC

   How can I make/remove multiple paths?
       For simplicity sake && ::Tiny status this module must be very very very simple.

       That said it is also very simple to do multiple paths:

           for my $path (@paths) {
               File::Path::Tiny::::mk($path) or _my_handle_failed_mk($path, $!);
           }

           for my $path (@paths) {
               File::Path::Tiny::::rm($path) or _my_handle_failed_rm($path, $!);
           }

       That also lets you keep going or short circuit it or handle errors however you like:

            PATH:
            for my $path qw(foo/bar bar/rat) {
                if (!File::Path::Tiny::mk($path)) {
                    print "problem unlinking '$path': $!\n";
                    last PATH;
                }
                else {
                    print "No error encountered with '$path'\n"
                }
            }

   About the '::Tiny' status
       See Acme::Tiny for information on the ::Tiny suffix.

         #3 is almost there (< 1/5th +/-), a bit more trimming and I think we'll have it!
         #8 is N/A since part of the "sub set" is to do single paths like their non-recursive core counterparts and there are so many ways to invoke it with different consequences

          [ -- RSS Memory -- ]
           Baseline perl 1168
           File::Path 1808 (+640)
           File::Path::Tiny 1288 (+120)

       Even though "time" isn't really a ::Tiny factor, it does improve loading a bit:

          [ -- time -- ]
           Baseline perl
             real      0m0.007s
             user      0m0.002s
             sys       0m0.004s

           File::Path
             real      0m0.017s
             user      0m0.011s
             sys       0m0.005s

           File::Path::Tiny
             real      0m0.007s
             user      0m0.003s
             sys       0m0.004s

       As time allows and more tests are added I'll try to include more comprehensive benchmark
       results.

   How do I make sure the path is safe to create or remove?
       Of course the answer depends on what you mean by "safe".

       This module makes no assumptions on interpreting the "safeness" of a path, just like
       mkdir() and rmdir().

       Also like  mkdir() and rmdir() typically you'll find that filesystem permissions are a
       pretty reliable tool (of course if the code will be run as root you would want to setuid
       first...)

       You might use Cwd::abs_path() to sanitize a path before sending it to be made or removed.

       Even after that it might not be "safe" so you'll need to discern what your particular
       definition of "safe" is and take appropriate action.

DEPENDENCIES

       File::Spec of course but its only loaded if needed

SEE ALSO

       We already talked about File::Path in the "DESCRIPTION". Path::Tiny also offers a mkpath
       interface but it too has/does things that this module attempts to do without per the
       "DESCRIPTION". Plus its ::Tiny name is a misnomer, see Acme::Tiny for details.

INCOMPATIBILITIES

       None reported.

BUGS AND FEATURES

       Please report any bugs or feature requests (and a pull request for bonus points)
        through the issue tracker at <https://github.com/drmuey/p5-File-Path-Tiny/issues>.

AUTHOR

       Daniel Muey  "<http://drmuey.com/cpan_contact.pl>"

LICENCE AND COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2008, Daniel Muey "<http://drmuey.com/cpan_contact.pl>". All rights
       reserved.

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

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