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.

   Exports
       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.

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