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Changes for version 0.14

  • Changed syntax for open() to 3 argument form
  • Fixed bug for filenames like "0"
  • Fixed bug with "-l" for Win32
  • Fixed bug with malformed utf8 chars in default() method derived from suggestions by mcummings_gentoo.org and jonas_cpan.org
  • Moved from Makefile.PL to Build.pl

Documentation

various code snippets
Open files by mimetype
Determine file type

Modules

Determine file type
Find programs to open a file by mimetype
Determine file type with magic
Open files by mimetype "Rox style"