File::Glob 5.8.8

File::Glob is a Perl extension for BSD glob routine. SYNOPSIS use File::Glob :glob; @list = bsd_glob(*.[ch]); $homedir = bsd_glob(~gnat, GLOB_TILDE | GLOB_ERR); if (GLOB_ERROR) { # an error occurred reading $homedir } ## override the core glob (CORE::glob() does this automatically ## by default anyway, since v5.6.0) use File::Glob :globally; my @sources = <*.{c,h,y}>; ## override the core glob, forcing case sensitivity use File::Glob qw(:globally :case); my @sources = <*.{c,h,y}>; ## override the core glob forcing case insensitivity use File::Glob qw(:globally :nocase); my @sources = <*.{c,h,y}>; ## glob on all files in home directory use File::Glob :globally; my @sources = <~gnat/*>; The glob angle-bracket operator <> is a pathname generator that implements the rules for file name pattern matching used by Unix-like shells such as the Bourne shell or C shell. File::Glob::bsd_glob() implements the FreeBSD glob(3) routine, which is a superset of the POSIX glob() (described in IEEE Std 1003.2 "POSIX.2"). bsd_glob() takes a mandatory pattern argument, and an optional flags argument, and returns a list of filenames matching the pattern, with interpretation of the pattern modified by the flags variable. Since v5.6.0, Perls CORE::glob() is implemented in terms of bsd_glob(). Note that they dont share the same prototype--CORE::glob() only accepts a single argument. Due to historical reasons, CORE::glob() will also split its argument on whitespace, treating it as multiple patterns, whereas bsd_glob() considers them as one pattern..

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Platforms:	Linux
Keyword:	Argument,  Bsd,  Core,  Extension,  Fileglob,  Libraries,  Pattern,  Perl,  Programming,  Sources
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