ExtUtils::Command(3)					  ExtUtils::Command(3)

NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

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

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       perl -MExtUtils::Command	-e cat files...	> destination
       perl -MExtUtils::Command	-e mv source...	destination
       perl -MExtUtils::Command	-e cp source...	destination
       perl -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 destination
       perl -MExtUtils::Command	-e chmod mode files...
       perl -MExtUtils::Command	-e test_f file

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     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




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ExtUtils::Command(3)					  ExtUtils::Command(3)

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

     Should probably be	Auto/Self loaded.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

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

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

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


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