DESCRIPTION

This module combines the functionality File::Spec and File::Basename to give a consistent set of filename utilities for LaTeXML. A pathname is represented by a simple string.

Pathname Manipulations

"$path = pathname_make(%peices);"

Constructs a pathname from the keywords in pieces
  dir   : directory
  name  : the filename (possibly with extension)
  type  : the filename extension

"($dir,$name,$type) = pathname_split($path);"

Splits the pathname $path into the components: directory, name and type.

"$path = pathname_canonical($path);"

Canonicallizes the pathname $path by simplifying repeated slashes, dots representing the current or parent directory, etc.

"$dir = pathname_directory($path);"

Returns the directory component of the pathname $path.

"$name = pathname_name($path);"

Returns the name component of the pathname $path.

"$type = pathname_type($path);"

Returns the type component of the pathname $path.

"$path = pathname_concat($dir,$file);"

Returns the pathname resulting from concatenating the directory $dir and filename $file.

"$boole = pathname_is_absolute($path);"

Returns whether the pathname $path appears to be an absolute pathname.

"$boole = pathname_is_url($path);"

Returns whether the pathname $path appears to be a url, rather than local file.

"$rel = pathname_is_contained($path,$base);"

Checks whether $path is underneath the directory $base; if so it returns the pathname $path relative to $base; otherwise returns undef.

"$path = pathname_relative($path,$base);"

If $path is an absolute, non-URL pathname, returns the pathname relative to the directory $base, otherwise simply returns the canonical form of $path.

"$path = pathname_absolute($path,$base);"

Returns the absolute pathname resulting from interpretting $path relative to the directory $base. If $path is already absolute, it is returned unchanged.

File System Operations

"$modtime = pathname_timestamp($path);"

Returns the modification time of the file named by $path, or undef if the file does not exist.

"$path = pathname_cwd();"

Returns the current working directory.

"$dir = pathname_mkdir($dir);"

Creates the directory $dir and all missing ancestors. It returns $dir if successful, else undef.

"$dest = pathname_copy($source,$dest);"

Copies the file $source to $dest if needed; ie. if $dest is missing or older than $source. It preserves the timestamp of $source.

"$path = pathname_find($name,%options);"

Finds the first file named $name that exists and that matches the specification in the keywords %options. An absolute pathname is returned.

If $name is not already an absolute pathname, then the option "paths" determines directories to recursively search. It should be a list of pathnames, any relative paths are interpreted relative to the current directory. If "paths" is omitted, then the current directory is searched.

If the option "installation_subdir" is given, it indicates, in addition to the above, a directory relative to the LaTeXML installation directory to search. This allows files included with the distribution to be found.

The "types" option specifies a list of filetypes to search for. If not supplied, then the filename must match exactly. The type "*" matches any extension.

"@paths = pathname_findall($name,%options);"

Like "pathname_find", but returns all matching (absolute) paths that exist.

AUTHOR

Bruce Miller <[email protected]>

COPYRIGHT

Public domain software, produced as part of work done by the United States Government & not subject to copyright in the US.