File::Spec::VMS(3)	Perl Programmers Reference Guide      File::Spec::VMS(3)

NAME
     File::Spec::VMS - methods for VMS file specs

SYNOPSIS
      require File::Spec::VMS; # 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 seman-
     tics.

     The default behavior is to allow either VMS or Unix syntax on input and to
     return VMS syntax on output unless Unix syntax has been explicitly re-
     quested via the "DECC$FILENAME_UNIX_REPORT" CRTL feature.

     canonpath (override)
	 Removes redundant portions of file specifications and returns results
	 in native syntax unless Unix filename reporting has been enabled.

     catdir (override)
	 Concatenates a list of file specifications, and returns the result as a
	 native directory specification unless the Unix filename reporting fea-
	 ture has been enabled.	 No check is made for "impossible" cases (e.g.
	 elements other than the first being absolute filespecs).

     catfile (override)
	 Concatenates a list of directory specifications with a filename speci-
	 fication to build a path.

     curdir (override)
	 Returns a string representation of the current directory: '[]' or '.'

     devnull (override)
	 Returns a string representation of the null device: '_NLA0:' or
	 '/dev/null'

     rootdir (override)
	 Returns a string representation of the root directory:
	 'SYS$DISK:[000000]' or '/'

     tmpdir (override)
	 Returns a string representation of the first writable directory from
	 the following list or '' if none are writable:

	     /tmp if C<DECC$FILENAME_UNIX_REPORT> is enabled.
	     sys$scratch:
	     $ENV{TMPDIR}

	 If running under taint mode, and if $ENV{TMPDIR} is tainted, it is not
	 used.

     updir (override)
	 Returns a string representation of the parent directory: '[-]' or '..'

     case_tolerant (override)
	 VMS file specification syntax is case-tolerant.

     path (override)
	 Translate logical name DCL$PATH as a searchlist, rather than trying to
	 "split" string value of $ENV{'PATH'}.

     file_name_is_absolute (override)
	 Checks for VMS directory spec as well as Unix separators.

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

	 Passing a true value for $no_file indicates that the path being split
	 only contains directory components, even on systems where you can usu-
	 ally (when not supporting a foreign syntax) tell the difference between
	 directories and files at a glance.

     splitdir (override)
	 Split a directory specification into the components.

     catpath (override)
	 Construct a complete filespec.

     abs2rel (override)
	 Attempt to convert an absolute file specification to a relative speci-
	 fication.

     rel2abs (override)
	 Return an absolute file specification from a relative one.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (c) 2004-14 by the Perl 5 Porters.  All rights reserved.

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

SEE ALSO
     See File::Spec and File::Spec::Unix.  This package overrides the implemen-
     tation of these methods, not the semantics.

     An explanation of VMS file specs can be found at
     <http://h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/731FINAL/4506/4506pro_014.html#apps_locat-
     ing_naming_files>.

perl v5.44.0			   2026-06-22		      File::Spec::VMS(3)