LaTeXML::Util::Pathname(3)

NAME
"LaTeXML::Util::Pathname" - portable pathname and file-system utilities

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 <bruce.miller@nist.gov>

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