AppConfig::Sys(3pm)

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NAME

6       AppConfig::Sys - Perl5 module defining platform-specific information
7       and methods for other AppConfig::* modules.
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SYNOPSIS

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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OVERVIEW

17       AppConfig::Sys is a Perl5 module provides platform-specific information
18       and operations as required by other AppConfig::* modules.
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20       AppConfig::Sys is distributed as part of the AppConfig bundle.
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DESCRIPTION

23       USING THE AppConfig::Sys MODULE
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25       To import and use the AppConfig::Sys module the following line should
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30       AppConfig::Sys is implemented using object-oriented methods.  A new
31       AppConfig::Sys object is created and initialised using the AppCon‐
32       fig::Sys->new() method.  This returns a reference to a new AppCon‐
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35           my $sys = AppConfig::Sys->new();
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37       This will attempt to detect your operating system and create a refer‐
38       ence to a new AppConfig::Sys object that is applicable to your plat‐
39       form.  You may explicitly specify an operating system name to override
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44       Alternatively, the package variable $AppConfig::Sys::OS can be set to
45       an operating system name.  The valid operating system names are: Win32,
46       VMS, Mac, OS2 and Unix.  They are not case-specific.
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50       AppConfig::Sys defines the following methods:
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53           Calls the system function getpwnam() if available and returns the
54           result.  Returns undef if not available.  The can_getpwnam() method
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58           Calls the system function getpwuid() if available and returns the
59           result.  Returns undef if not available.  The can_getpwuid() method
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AUTHOR

65       Andy Wardley, <abw@wardley.org>
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REVISION

68       $Revision: 1.61 $
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COPYRIGHT

71       Copyright (C) 1997-2004 Andy Wardley.  All Rights Reserved.
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73       Copyright (C) 1997,1998 Canon Research Centre Europe Ltd.
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75       This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
76       under the term of the Perl Artistic License.
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