File::Spec::VMS - methods for VMS file specs require File::Spec::VMS; # Done internally by File::Spec if needed See File::Spec::Unix for a documentation of the methods provided there. This package overrides the implementation of these methods, not the semantics. Expands MM[KS]/Make macros in a text string, using the contents of identically named elements of "%$self", and returns the result as a file specification in Unix syntax. Catchall routine to clean up problem MM[SK]/Make macros. Expands macros in any directory specification, in order to avoid juxtaposing two VMS-syntax directories when MM[SK] is run. Also expands expressions which are all macro, so that we can tell how long the expansion is, and avoid overrunning DCL's command buffer when MM[KS] is running. If optional second argument has a TRUE value, then the return string is a VMS-syntax directory specification, if it is FALSE, the return string is a VMS-syntax file specification, and if it is not specified, fixpath() checks to see whether it matches the name of a directory in the current default directory, and returns a directory or file specification accordingly.

Methods always loaded
Removes redundant portions of file specifications according to VMS syntax. Concatenates a list of file specifications, and returns the result as a VMS-syntax directory specification. No check is made for "impossible" cases (e.g. elements other than the first being absolute filespecs). Concatenates a list of file specifications, and returns the result as a VMS-syntax file specification. Returns a string representation of the current directory: '[]' Returns a string representation of the null device: '_NLA0:' Returns a string representation of the root directory: 'SYS$DISK:[000000]' Returns a string representation of the first writable directory from the following list or '' if none are writable: sys$scratch: $ENV{TMPDIR} Returns a string representation of the parent directory: '[-]' VMS file specification syntax is case-tolerant. Translate logical name DCL$PATH as a searchlist, rather than trying to "split" string value of "$ENV{'PATH'}". Checks for VMS directory spec as well as Unix separators. Splits using VMS syntax. Split dirspec using VMS syntax. Construct a complete filespec using VMS syntax Use VMS syntax when converting filespecs. Use VMS syntax when converting filespecs. the File::Spec manpage