| Mojo::File(3) | User Contributed Perl Documentation | Mojo::File(3) | 
NAME¶
Mojo::File - File system paths
SYNOPSIS¶
  use Mojo::File;
  # Portably deal with file system paths
  my $path = Mojo::File->new('/home/sri/.vimrc');
  say $path->slurp;
  say $path->dirname;
  say $path->basename;
  say $path->extname;
  say $path->sibling('.bashrc');
  # Use the alternative constructor
  use Mojo::File qw(path);
  my $path = path('/tmp/foo/bar')->make_path;
  $path->child('test.txt')->spew('Hello Mojo!');
DESCRIPTION¶
Mojo::File is a scalar-based container for file system paths that provides a friendly API for dealing with different operating systems.
  # Access scalar directly to manipulate path
  my $path = Mojo::File->new('/home/sri/test');
  $$path .= '.txt';
FUNCTIONS¶
Mojo::File implements the following functions, which can be imported individually.
curfile¶
my $path = curfile;
Construct a new scalar-based Mojo::File object for the absolute path to the current source file.
path¶
  my $path = path;
  my $path = path('/home/sri/.vimrc');
  my $path = path('/home', 'sri', '.vimrc');
  my $path = path(File::Temp->newdir);
Construct a new scalar-based Mojo::File object, defaults to using the current working directory.
  # "foo/bar/baz.txt" (on UNIX)
  path('foo', 'bar', 'baz.txt');
tempdir¶
  my $path = tempdir;
  my $path = tempdir('tempXXXXX');
Construct a new scalar-based Mojo::File object for a temporary directory with File::Temp.
  # Longer version
  my $path = path(File::Temp->newdir('tempXXXXX'));
tempfile¶
my $path = tempfile; my $path = tempfile(DIR => '/tmp');
Construct a new scalar-based Mojo::File object for a temporary file with File::Temp.
# Longer version my $path = path(File::Temp->new(DIR => '/tmp'));
METHODS¶
Mojo::File implements the following methods.
basename¶
  my $name = $path->basename;
  my $name = $path->basename('.txt');
Return the last level of the path with File::Basename.
  # ".vimrc" (on UNIX)
  path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->basename;
  # "test" (on UNIX)
  path('/home/sri/test.txt')->basename('.txt');
child¶
  my $child = $path->child('.vimrc');
Return a new Mojo::File object relative to the path.
  # "/home/sri/.vimrc" (on UNIX)
  path('/home')->child('sri', '.vimrc');
chmod¶
$path = $path->chmod(0644);
Change file permissions.
copy_to¶
  my $destination = $path->copy_to('/home/sri');
  my $destination = $path->copy_to('/home/sri/.vimrc.backup');
Copy file with File::Copy and return the destination as a Mojo::File object.
dirname¶
my $name = $path->dirname;
Return all but the last level of the path with File::Basename as a Mojo::File object.
  # "/home/sri" (on UNIX)
  path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->dirname;
extname¶
my $ext = $path->extname;
Return file extension of the path.
  # "js"
  path('/home/sri/test.js')->extname;
is_abs¶
my $bool = $path->is_abs;
Check if the path is absolute.
  # True (on UNIX)
  path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->is_abs;
  # False (on UNIX)
  path('.vimrc')->is_abs;
list¶
  my $collection = $path->list;
  my $collection = $path->list({hidden => 1});
List all files in the directory and return a Mojo::Collection object containing the results as Mojo::File objects. The list does not include "." and "..".
  # List files
  say for path('/home/sri/myapp')->list->each;
These options are currently available:
- dir
 - 
    
dir => 1Include directories.
 - 
    
hidden => 1Include hidden files.
 
list_tree¶
  my $collection = $path->list_tree;
  my $collection = $path->list_tree({hidden => 1});
List all files recursively in the directory and return a Mojo::Collection object containing the results as Mojo::File objects. The list does not include "." and "..".
  # List all templates
  say for path('/home/sri/myapp/templates')->list_tree->each;
These options are currently available:
- dir
 - 
    
dir => 1Include directories.
 - dont_use_nlink
 - 
    
dont_use_nlink => 1Force File::Find to always stat directories.
 - 
    
hidden => 1Include hidden files and directories.
 - max_depth
 - 
    
max_depth => 3Maximum number of levels to descend when searching for files.
 
lstat¶
my $stat = $path->lstat;
Return a File::stat object for the symlink.
  # Get symlink size
  say path('/usr/sbin/sendmail')->lstat->size;
  # Get symlink modification time
  say path('/usr/sbin/sendmail')->lstat->mtime;
make_path¶
  $path = $path->make_path;
  $path = $path->make_path({mode => 0711});
Create the directories if they don't already exist, any additional arguments are passed through to File::Path.
move_to¶
  my $destination = $path->move_to('/home/sri');
  my $destination = $path->move_to('/home/sri/.vimrc.backup');
Move file with File::Copy and return the destination as a Mojo::File object.
new¶
  my $path = Mojo::File->new;
  my $path = Mojo::File->new('/home/sri/.vimrc');
  my $path = Mojo::File->new('/home', 'sri', '.vimrc');
  my $path = Mojo::File->new(File::Temp->new);
  my $path = Mojo::File->new(File::Temp->newdir);
Construct a new Mojo::File object, defaults to using the current working directory.
  # "foo/bar/baz.txt" (on UNIX)
  Mojo::File->new('foo', 'bar', 'baz.txt');
open¶
  my $handle = $path->open('+<');
  my $handle = $path->open('r+');
  my $handle = $path->open(O_RDWR);
  my $handle = $path->open('<:encoding(UTF-8)');
Open file with IO::File.
  # Combine "fcntl.h" constants
  use Fcntl qw(O_CREAT O_EXCL O_RDWR);
  my $handle = path('/home/sri/test.pl')->open(O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL);
realpath¶
my $realpath = $path->realpath;
Resolve the path with Cwd and return the result as a Mojo::File object.
remove¶
$path = $path->remove;
Delete file.
remove_tree¶
  $path = $path->remove_tree;
  $path = $path->remove_tree({keep_root => 1});
Delete this directory and any files and subdirectories it may contain, any additional arguments are passed through to File::Path.
sibling¶
  my $sibling = $path->sibling('.vimrc');
Return a new Mojo::File object relative to the directory part of the path.
  # "/home/sri/.vimrc" (on UNIX)
  path('/home/sri/.bashrc')->sibling('.vimrc');
  # "/home/sri/.ssh/known_hosts" (on UNIX)
  path('/home/sri/.bashrc')->sibling('.ssh', 'known_hosts');
slurp¶
  my $bytes = $path->slurp;
  my $chars = $path->slurp('UTF-8');
Read all data at once from the file. If an encoding is provided, an attempt will be made to decode the content.
spew¶
$path = $path->spew($bytes); $path = $path->spew($chars, 'UTF-8');
Write all data at once to the file. If an encoding is provided, an attempt to encode the content will be made prior to writing.
stat¶
my $stat = $path->stat;
Return a File::stat object for the path.
  # Get file size
  say path('/home/sri/.bashrc')->stat->size;
  # Get file modification time
  say path('/home/sri/.bashrc')->stat->mtime;
tap¶
  $path = $path->tap(sub {...});
Alias for "tap" in Mojo::Base.
to_abs¶
my $absolute = $path->to_abs;
Return absolute path as a Mojo::File object, the path does not need to exist on the file system.
to_array¶
my $parts = $path->to_array;
Split the path on directory separators.
  # "home:sri:.vimrc" (on UNIX)
  join ':', @{path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->to_array};
to_rel¶
  my $relative = $path->to_rel('/some/base/path');
Return a relative path from the original path to the destination path as a Mojo::File object.
  # "sri/.vimrc" (on UNIX)
  path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->to_rel('/home');
to_string¶
my $str = $path->to_string;
Stringify the path.
touch¶
$path = $path->touch;
Create file if it does not exist or change the modification and access time to the current time.
  # Safely read file
  say path('.bashrc')->touch->slurp;
with_roles¶
  my $new_class = Mojo::File->with_roles('Mojo::File::Role::One');
  my $new_class = Mojo::File->with_roles('+One', '+Two');
  $path         = $path->with_roles('+One', '+Two');
Alias for "with_roles" in Mojo::Base.
OPERATORS¶
Mojo::File overloads the following operators.
array¶
my @parts = @$path;
Alias for "to_array".
bool¶
my $bool = !!$path;
Always true.
stringify¶
my $str = "$path";
Alias for "to_string".
SEE ALSO¶
Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, <https://mojolicious.org>.
| 2023-10-28 | perl v5.26.1 |