NAME

LEOCHARRE::Basename - very basic filename string and path operations such as ext and paths

SUBS

None exported by default.

abs_dir()

Arg is path string. Checks that it is a dir on disk. Returns abs path. Returns undef on fail.

abs_file()

Arg is path string. Checks that it is a file on disk. Returns abs path. Returns undef on fail.

abs_dir_or_die()

Arg is path string. Checks that it is a dir on disk. Returns abs path. Dies on fail.

abs_file_or_die()

Arg is path string. Checks that it is a file on disk. Returns abs path. Dies on fail.

abs_loc()

Arg is path string. Checks that it exists on disk. Returns abs path to parent directory. Returns undef on fail.

abs_path()

Arg is path string. Checks that it exists on disk. Returns abs path. Returns undef on fail.

dirname()

Arg is path string, or string. Returns name of parent directory. Returns undef on fail.

filename() basename()

Arg is path string, or string. Cleans up and returns filename. Returns undef on fail.

filename_ext()

Arg is path string, or string. Cleans up and returns filename extesion. Returns undef on fail.

Optional argument is a list or strings to match, an array ref of strings to match, or a quoted regex. Note that the matching is done to the extension, not to the file or path name.

   # returns 'fey':
   filename_ext('tina.fey');

   # returns undef:
   filename_ext('tina');

   # returns undef:
   filename_ext('tina.');

   # returns 'fey':
   filename_ext('tina.fey',qw/fey txt jpg/);

   # returns undef:
   filename_ext('tina.fey',qw/txt jpg/);

   # returns 'fey':
   filename_ext('tina.fey',qr/txt|TXT|fey/);

   # returns undef:
   filename_ext('tina.fey',[qw/txt jpg FEY/]);

   # returns 'fey':
   filename_ext('tina.fey',[qw/txt jpg FEY/]);

   grep { filename_ext( $_,qr/txt/i ) } @filepaths

filename_only()

Arg is path string, or string. Cleans up and returns filename without extension. If it has no extension, returns same arg. Returns undef on fail.

BUGS

Please contact the AUTHOR for any issues, suggestions, bugs etc.

AUTHOR

Leo Charre leocharre at cpan dot org

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) Leo Charre. All rights reserved.

LICENSE

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

This means that you can, at your option, redistribute it and/or modify it under either the terms the GNU Public License (GPL) version 1 or later, or under the Perl Artistic License.

See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/

DISCLAIMER

THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

Use of this software in any way or in any form, source or binary, is not allowed in any country which prohibits disclaimers of any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or any disclaimers of a similar nature.

IN NO EVENT SHALL I BE LIABLE TO ANY PARTY FOR DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE AND ITS DOCUMENTATION (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, LOST PROFITS) EVEN IF I HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE

cpanm LEOCHARRE::Basename

perl -MCPAN -e shell
install LEOCHARRE::Basename