1Test::Filename(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Test::Filename(3)
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6 Test::Filename - Portable filename comparison
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9 version 0.03
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12 use Test::Filename tests => 2;
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14 filename_is ( "some\path", "some/path", "should pass" );
15 filename_isnt( "some\path", "some/path", "should fail" );
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18 Many cross-platform test failures -- particularly on Win32 -- are due
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21 my $file = get_file(); # returns "foo\bar.t";
22 is( $file, "foo/bar.t" ); # fails on Win32
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24 This simple module provides some handy functions to convert all those
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27 The alternative is to write your own utility subroutine and use it
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31 is( $file, File::Spec->canonpath("some/path"), "should pass" );
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33 Since this module is so simple, you might not think it worth including
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35 use File::Spec, Path::Tiny or some other file utility, right? But odds
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40 So just use this module and stop worrying about it. You'll be happier
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44 Just like Test::More, you have the option of providing a test plan as
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48 filename_is =head2 filename_isnt
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52 These functions work just like "is()" and "isnt()" from Test::More, but
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54 paths using Path::Tiny. This means that ".\foo.txt" will get
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67 Bugs / Feature Requests
68 Please report any bugs or feature requests through the issue tracker at
69 <https://github.com/dagolden/test-filename/issues>. You will be
70 notified automatically of any progress on your issue.
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72 Source Code
73 This is open source software. The code repository is available for
74 public review and contribution under the terms of the license.
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76 <https://github.com/dagolden/test-filename>
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78 git clone git://github.com/dagolden/test-filename.git
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81 David A. Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>
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84 This software is Copyright (c) 2007 by David A. Golden.
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88 The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004
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