1AppConfig::Sys(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation AppConfig::Sys(3)
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6 AppConfig::Sys - Perl5 module defining platform-specific information
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10 use AppConfig::Sys;
11 my $sys = AppConfig::Sys->new();
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13 @fields = $sys->getpwuid($userid);
14 @fields = $sys->getpwnam($username);
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17 AppConfig::Sys is a Perl5 module provides platform-specific information
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20 AppConfig::Sys is distributed as part of the AppConfig bundle.
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23 USING THE AppConfig::Sys MODULE
24 To import and use the AppConfig::Sys module the following line should
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27 use AppConfig::Sys;
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29 AppConfig::Sys is implemented using object-oriented methods. A new
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34 my $sys = AppConfig::Sys->new();
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41 $unix_sys = AppConfig::Sys->new("Unix");
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47 AppConfig::Sys METHODS
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50 getpwnam()
51 Calls the system function getpwnam() if available and returns the
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61 Andy Wardley, <abw@wardley.org>
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64 Copyright (C) 1997-2007 Andy Wardley. All Rights Reserved.
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66 Copyright (C) 1997,1998 Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd.
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68 This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
69 under the term of the Perl Artistic License.
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