CONTENTS

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
• DESCRIPTION
• BUGS
• SEE ALSO
• AUTHOR

#NAME

ExtUtils::Command - utilities to replace common UNIX commands in Makefiles etc.

#SYNOPSIS

perl -MExtUtils::Command -e cat files... > destinationperl -MExtUtils::Command -e mv source... destinationperl -MExtUtils::Command -e cp source... destinationperl -MExtUtils::Command -e touch files...perl -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_f file...perl -MExtUtils::Command -e rm_rf directories...perl -MExtUtils::Command -e mkpath directories...perl -MExtUtils::Command -e eqtime source destinationperl -MExtUtils::Command -e chmod mode files...perl -MExtUtils::Command -e test_f file

#DESCRIPTION

The module is used in Win32 port to replace common UNIX commands. Most commands are wrapers on generic modules File::Path and File::Basename.

#cat

Concatenates all files mentioned on command line to STDOUT.

#eqtime src dst

Sets modified time of dst to that of src

#rm_f files....

Removes directories - recursively (even if readonly)

#rm_f files....

Removes files (even if readonly)

#touch files ...

Makes files exist, with current timestamp

#mv source... destination

Moves source to destination. Multiple sources are allowed if destination is an existing directory.

#cp source... destination

Copies source to destination. Multiple sources are allowed if destination is an existing directory.

#chmod mode files...

Sets UNIX like permissions 'mode' on all the files.

#mkpath directory...

Creates directory, including any parent directories.

#test_f file

Tests if a file exists

#BUGS

Should probably be Auto/Self loaded.

#SEE ALSO

ExtUtils::MakeMaker, ExtUtils::MM_Unix, ExtUtils::MM_Win32

#AUTHOR

Nick Ing-Simmons <nick@ni-s.u-net.com>.

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