NAME

       File::Spec::Win32 - methods for Win32 file specs

SYNOPSIS

        require File::Spec::Win32; # Done internally by File::Spec if needed

DESCRIPTION

       See File::Spec::Unix for a documentation of the methods provided there. This package overrides the
       implementation of these methods, not the semantics.

       devnull
           Returns a string representation of the null device.

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

               $ENV{TMPDIR}
               $ENV{TEMP}
               $ENV{TMP}
               SYS:/temp
               C:\system\temp
               C:/temp
               /tmp
               /

           The   SYS:/temp   is   preferred   in   Novell  NetWare  and  the  C:\system\temp  for  Symbian  (the
           File::Spec::Win32 is used also for those platforms).

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

       case_tolerant
           MSWin32 case-tolerance depends on GetVolumeInformation() $ouFsFlags == FS_CASE_SENSITIVE,  indicating
           the  case significance when comparing file specifications.  Since XP FS_CASE_SENSITIVE is effectively
           disabled for the NT subsubsystem.  See <http://cygwin.com/ml/cygwin/2007-07/msg00891.html> Default: 1

       file_name_is_absolute
           As of right now, this returns 2 if the path is absolute with a volume, 1 if  it's  absolute  with  no
           volume, 0 otherwise.

       catfile
           Concatenate one or more directory names and a filename to form a complete path ending with a filename

       canonpath
           No  physical  check on the filesystem, but a logical cleanup of a path. On UNIX eliminated successive
           slashes and successive "/.".  On Win32 makes

                   dir1\dir2\dir3\..\..\dir4 -> \dir\dir4 and even
                   dir1\dir2\dir3\...\dir4   -> \dir\dir4

       splitpath
              ($volume,$directories,$file) = File::Spec->splitpath( $path );
              ($volume,$directories,$file) = File::Spec->splitpath( $path,
                                                                    $no_file );

           Splits a path into volume, directory, and filename portions. Assumes that the last  file  is  a  path
           unless  the path ends in '\\', '\\.', '\\..'  or $no_file is true.  On Win32 this means that $no_file
           true makes this return ( $volume, $path, '' ).

           Separators accepted are \ and /.

           Volumes can be drive letters or UNC sharenames (\\server\share).

           The results can be passed to "catpath" to get back a path equivalent to (usually  identical  to)  the
           original path.

       splitdir
           The opposite of catdir().

               @dirs = File::Spec->splitdir( $directories );

           $directories  must  be  only  the directory portion of the path on systems that have the concept of a
           volume or that have path syntax that differentiates files from directories.

           Unlike just splitting the directories on the separator, leading empty and trailing directory  entries
           can be returned, because these are significant on some OSs. So,

               File::Spec->splitdir( "/a/b/c" );

           Yields:

               ( '', 'a', 'b', '', 'c', '' )

       catpath
           Takes volume, directory and file portions and returns an entire path. Under Unix, $volume is ignored,
           and this is just like catfile(). On other OSs, the $volume become significant.

   Note For File::Spec::Win32 Maintainers
       Novell NetWare inherits its File::Spec behaviour from File::Spec::Win32.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (c) 2004,2007 by the Perl 5 Porters.  All rights reserved.

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

SEE ALSO

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

perl v5.38.2                                       2025-04-08                           File::Spec::Win32(3perl)