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wml::sup::path - Filesystem Path Manipulation


NAME

wml::sup::path - Filesystem Path Manipulation


SYNOPSIS

 <: $relpath = &relpath($from, $to); :>
 <: $path    = &canonpath($path);    :>
 <: $url     = &canonurl($url);      :>


DESCRIPTION

This include file provides the Perl functions relpath, canonpath and canonurl which calculate relative and canonical paths/urls. For example, the relative path from /foo/path/bar/quux to /foo/path/foobar is calculated to ../../foobar and the canonical path of ./foo/./bar/../quux// is foo/quux/.


AUTHOR

 Ralf S. Engelschall
 rse@engelschall.com
 www.engelschall.com


REQUIRES

 Internal: P1, P3
 External: --


SEEALSO

perl(1)