package File::Spec::Functions;

use File::Spec;
use strict;

use vars qw(@ISA @EXPORT @EXPORT_OK %EXPORT_TAGS $VERSION);

$VERSION = '3.40';
$VERSION =~ tr/_//;

require Exporter;

@ISA = qw(Exporter);

@EXPORT = qw(
canonpath
catdir
catfile
curdir
rootdir
updir
no_upwards
file_name_is_absolute
path
);

@EXPORT_OK = qw(
devnull
tmpdir
splitpath
splitdir
catpath
abs2rel
rel2abs
case_tolerant
);

%EXPORT_TAGS = ( ALL => [ @EXPORT_OK, @EXPORT ] );

foreach my $meth (@EXPORT, @EXPORT_OK) {
my $sub = File::Spec->can($meth);
no strict 'refs';
*{$meth} = sub {&$sub('File::Spec', @_)};
}


1;
__END__

=head1 NAME

File::Spec::Functions - portably perform operations on file names

=head1 SYNOPSIS

use File::Spec::Functions;
$x = catfile('a','b');

=head1 DESCRIPTION

This module exports convenience functions for all of the class methods
provided by File::Spec.

For a reference of available functions, please consult L<File::Spec::Unix>,
which contains the entire set, and which is inherited by the modules for
other platforms. For further information, please see L<File::Spec::Mac>,
L<File::Spec::OS2>, L<File::Spec::Win32>, or L<File::Spec::VMS>.

=head2 Exports

The following functions are exported by default.

canonpath
catdir
catfile
curdir
rootdir
updir
no_upwards
file_name_is_absolute
path


The following functions are exported only by request.

devnull
tmpdir
splitpath
splitdir
catpath
abs2rel
rel2abs
case_tolerant

All the functions may be imported using the C<:ALL> tag.

=head1 COPYRIGHT

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

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

=head1 SEE ALSO

File::Spec, File::Spec::Unix, File::Spec::Mac, File::Spec::OS2,
File::Spec::Win32, File::Spec::VMS, ExtUtils::MakeMaker

=cut