oracular (3) File::BaseDir.3pm.gz

Provided by: libfile-basedir-perl_0.09-2_all bug

NAME
       File::BaseDir - Use the Freedesktop.org base directory specification


VERSION
       version 0.09


SYNOPSIS
        use File::BaseDir qw/xdg_data_files/;
        for ( xdg_data_files('mime/globs') ) {
          # do something
        }


DESCRIPTION
       This module can be used to find directories and files as specified by the Freedesktop.org Base Directory
       Specification. This specifications gives a mechanism to locate directories for configuration, application
       data and cache data. It is suggested that desktop applications for e.g. the GNOME, KDE or Xfce platforms
       follow this layout. However, the same layout can just as well be used for non-GUI applications.

       This module forked from File::MimeInfo.

       This module follows version 0.6 of BaseDir specification.


CONSTRUCTOR
   new
        my $bd = File::BaseDir->new;

       Simple constructor to allow calling functions as object oriented methods.


FUNCTIONS
       None of these are exported by default, but all functions can be exported by request.  Also the groups
       ":lookup" and ":vars" are defined.  The ":vars" group contains all the routines with a "xdg_" prefix. The
       ":lookup" group contains the routines to locate files and directories.

   data_home
        my $path = data_home(@path);
        my $path = $bd->data_home(@path);

       Takes a list of file path elements and returns a new path by appending them to the data home directory.
       The new path does not need to exist.  Use this when writing user specific application data.

       Example:

        # data_home is: /home/USER/.local/share
        $path = $bd->data_home('Foo', 'Bar', 'Baz');
        # returns: /home/USER/.local/share/Foo/Bar/Baz

   data_dirs
        # :lookup
        my $dir = data_dirs(@path);
        my $dir = $bd->data_dirs(@path);
        my @dirs = data_dirs(@path);
        my @dirs = $bd->data_dirs(@path);

       Looks for directories specified by @path in the data home and other data directories. Returns (possibly
       empty) list of readable directories. In scalar context only the first directory found is returned. Use
       this to lookup application data.

   data_files
        # :lookup
        my $file = data_files(@path);
        my $file = $bd->data_files(@path);
        my @files = data_files(@path);
        my @files = $bd->data_files(@path);

       Looks for files specified by @path in the data home and other data directories. Only returns files that
       are readable. In scalar context only the first file found is returned. Use this to lookup application
       data.

   config_home
        # :lookup
        my $dir = config_home(@path);
        my $dir = $bd->config_home(@path);

       Takes a list of path elements and appends them to the config home directory returning a new path. The new
       path does not need to exist.  Use this when writing user specific configuration.

   config_dirs
        # :lookup
        my $dir = config_dirs(@path);
        my $dir = $bd->config_dirs(@path);
        my @dirs = config_dirs(@path);
        my @dirs = $bd->config_dirs(@path);

       Looks for directories specified by @path in the config home and other config directories. Returns
       (possibly empty) list of readable directories. In scalar context only the first directory found is
       returned. Use this to lookup configuration.

   config_files
        # :lookup
        my $file = config_files(@path);
        my $file = $bd->config_files(@path);
        my @files = config_files(@path);
        my @files = $bd->config_files(@path);

       Looks for files specified by @path in the config home and other config directories. Returns a (possibly
       empty) list of files that are readable. In scalar context only the first file found is returned.  Use
       this to lookup configuration.

   cache_home
        # :lookup
        my $dir = cache_home(@path);
        my $dir = $bd->cache_home(@path);

       Takes a list of path elements and appends them to the cache home directory returning a new path. The new
       path does not need to exist.

   xdg_data_home
        # :var
        my $dir = xdg_data_home;
        my $dir = $bd->xdg_data_home;

       Returns either $ENV{XDG_DATA_HOME} or it's default value.  Default is $HOME/.local/share.

   xdg_data_dirs
        # :var
        my @dirs = xdg_data_dirs;
        my @dirs = $bd->xdg_data_dirs;

       Returns either $ENV{XDG_DATA_DIRS} or it's default value as list.  Default is /usr/local/share,
       /usr/share.

   xdg_config_home
        # :var
        my $dir = xdg_config_home;
        my $dir = $bd->xdg_config_home;

       Returns either $ENV{XDG_CONFIG_HOME} or it's default value.  Default is $HOME/.config.

   xdg_config_dirs
        # :var
        my @dirs = xdg_config_dirs;
        my @dirs = $bd->xdg_config_dirs;

       Returns either $ENV{XDG_CONFIG_DIRS} or it's default value as list.  Default is /etc/xdg.

   xdg_cache_home
        # :var
        my $dir = xdg_cache_home;
        my $dir = $bd->xdg_cache_home;

       Returns either $ENV{XDG_CACHE_HOME} or it's default value.  Default is $HOME/.cache.


NON-UNIX PLATFORMS
       The use of File::Spec ensures that all paths are returned in their native formats regardless of platform.
       On Windows this module will use the native environment variables, rather than the default on UNIX (which
       is traditionally $HOME).

       Please note that the specification is targeting Unix platforms only and will only have limited relevance
       on other platforms. Any platform dependent behavior in this module should be considered an extension of
       the spec.


BACKWARDS COMPATIBILITY
       The methods "xdg_data_files()" and "xdg_config_files()" are exported for backwards compatibility with
       version 0.02. They are identical to "data_files()" and "config_files()" respectively but without the
       "wantarray" behavior.


AUTHORS
       •   Jaap Karssenberg || Pardus [Larus] <pardus@cpan.org>

       •   Graham Ollis <plicease@cpan.org>


       This software is copyright (c) 2003-2021 by Jaap Karssenberg || Pardus [Larus] <pardus@cpan.org>.

       This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5
       programming language system itself.