File::Spec::Cygwin

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Updated: 2021-01-27
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NAME

File::Spec::Cygwin - methods for Cygwin file specs

SYNOPSIS

 require File::Spec::Cygwin; # Done internally by File::Spec if needed

DESCRIPTION

See File::Spec and File::Spec::Unix. This package overrides the implementation of these methods, not the semantics.

This module is still in beta. Cygwin-knowledgeable folks are invited to offer patches and suggestions.

canonpath

Any "\" (backslashes) are converted to "/" (forward slashes), and then File::Spec::Unix canonpath() is called on the result.

file_name_is_absolute

True is returned if the file name begins with "drive_letter:", and if not, File::Spec::Unix file_name_is_absolute() is called.

tmpdir (override)

Returns a string representation of the first existing directory from the following list:

    $ENV{TMPDIR}
    /tmp
    $ENV{'TMP'}
    $ENV{'TEMP'}
    C:/temp

If running under taint mode, and if the environment variables are tainted, they are not used.

case_tolerant

Override Unix. Cygwin case-tolerance depends on managed mount settings and as with MsWin32 on GetVolumeInformation() $ouFsFlags == FS_CASE_SENSITIVE, indicating the case significance when comparing file specifications. Default: 1

COPYRIGHT

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