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

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

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

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

  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 ":ALL" tag.

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