Change 28618 by [EMAIL PROTECTED] on 2006/07/26 06:41:56
Add a few links to standard modules in perlfunc, by Gabor Szabo.
Affected files ...
... //depot/perl/pod/perlfunc.pod#529 edit
Differences ...
==== //depot/perl/pod/perlfunc.pod#529 (text) ====
Index: perl/pod/perlfunc.pod
--- perl/pod/perlfunc.pod#528~28526~ 2006-07-10 05:01:20.000000000 -0700
+++ perl/pod/perlfunc.pod 2006-07-25 23:41:56.000000000 -0700
@@ -2912,6 +2912,9 @@
this right, so Perl automatically removes all trailing slashes to keep
everyone happy.
+In order to recursively create a directory structure look at
+the C<mkpath> function of the L<File::Path> module.
+
=item msgctl ID,CMD,ARG
X<msgctl>
@@ -4441,6 +4444,9 @@
open files, or pre-existing files. Check L<perlport> and either the
rename(2) manpage or equivalent system documentation for details.
+For a platform independent C<move> function look at the L<File::Copy>
+module.
+
=item require VERSION
X<require>
@@ -4716,6 +4722,9 @@
empty. If it succeeds it returns true, otherwise it returns false and
sets C<$!> (errno). If FILENAME is omitted, uses C<$_>.
+To remove a directory tree recursively (C<rm -rf> on unix) look at
+the C<rmtree> function of the L<File::Path> module.
+
=item s///
The substitution operator. See L<perlop>.
@@ -5892,7 +5901,7 @@
or failure, and, if successful, sets the information associated with
the special filehandle C<_>.
-The File::stat module provides a convenient, by-name access mechanism:
+The L<File::stat> module provides a convenient, by-name access mechanism:
use File::stat;
$sb = stat($filename);
@@ -6661,7 +6670,7 @@
Note that this is a unary operator, not a list operator.
=item unlink LIST
-X<unlink> X<delete> X<remove> X<rm>
+X<unlink> X<delete> X<remove> X<rm> X<del>
=item unlink
End of Patch.
