32.23. File::Spec
use File::Spec; # OO style
$path = File::Spec->catfile("subdir", "filename");
# 'subdir/filename' on Unix, OS2, or Mac OS X
# 'subdir:filename' on (old) Apple Macs
# 'subdir\filename' on Microsoft
$path = File::Spec->catfile(", "dir1", "dir2", "filename");
# '/dir1/dir2/filename' on Unix, OS2, or Mac OS X
# ':dir1:dir2:filename' on (old) Apple Macs
# '\dir1\dir2\filename' on Microsoft
use File::Spec::Unix;
$path = File::Spec::Unix->catfile("subdir", "filename");
# 'subdir/filename' (even when executed on non-Unix systems)
use File::Spec::Mac;
$path = File::Spec::Mac->catfile("subdir", "filename");
# 'subdir:filename'
use File::Spec::Win32;
$path = File::Spec::Win32->catfile("subdir", "filename";)
# 'subdir\filename'
# Use functional interface instead.
use File::Spec::Functions;
$path = catfile("subdir", "filename");
The
File::Spec family of modules lets you construct paths using
directories and filenames without hardcoding platform-specific
directory separators. Supported systems include Unix, VMS, Mac,
and Win32. These modules all offer a
catfile class method that
catenates together each path component using the specified platform's
path separator. The
File::Spec module returns different results
depending on your current platform. The others return results
specific to that platform. The
File::Spec::Functions module
provides a functional interface.