File::pushd(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation File::pushd(3)NAME
File::pushd - change directory temporarily for a limited scope
VERSION
version 1.002
SYNOPSIS
use File::pushd;
chdir $ENV{HOME};
# change directory again for a limited scope
{
my $dir = pushd( '/tmp' );
# working directory changed to /tmp
}
# working directory has reverted to $ENV{HOME}
# tempd() is equivalent to pushd( File::Temp::tempdir )
{
my $dir = tempd();
}
# object stringifies naturally as an absolute path
{
my $dir = pushd( '/tmp' );
my $filename = File::Spec->catfile( $dir, "somefile.txt" );
# gives /tmp/somefile.txt
}
DESCRIPTION
File::pushd does a temporary "chdir" that is easily and automatically
reverted, similar to "pushd" in some Unix command shells. It works by
creating an object that caches the original working directory. When
the object is destroyed, the destructor calls "chdir" to revert to the
original working directory. By storing the object in a lexical
variable with a limited scope, this happens automatically at the end of
the scope.
This is very handy when working with temporary directories for tasks
like testing; a function is provided to streamline getting a temporary
directory from File::Temp.
For convenience, the object stringifies as the canonical form of the
absolute pathname of the directory entered.
USAGE
use File::pushd;
Using File::pushd automatically imports the "pushd" and "tempd"
functions.
pushd
{
my $dir = pushd( $target_directory );
}
Caches the current working directory, calls "chdir" to change to the
target directory, and returns a File::pushd object. When the object is
destroyed, the working directory reverts to the original directory.
The provided target directory can be a relative or absolute path. If
called with no arguments, it uses the current directory as its target
and returns to the current directory when the object is destroyed.
If the target directory does not exist or if the directory change fails
for some reason, "pushd" will die with an error message.
Can be given a hashref as an optional second argument. The only
supported option is "untaint_pattern", which is used to untaint file
paths involved. It defaults to "qr{^([-+@\w./]+)$}", which is
reasonably restrictive (e.g. it does not even allow spaces in the
path). Change this to suit your circumstances and security needs if
running under taint mode. Note: you must include the parentheses in the
pattern to capture the untainted portion of the path.
tempd
{
my $dir = tempd();
}
This function is like "pushd" but automatically creates and calls
"chdir" to a temporary directory created by File::Temp. Unlike normal
File::Temp cleanup which happens at the end of the program, this
temporary directory is removed when the object is destroyed. (But also
see "preserve".) A warning will be issued if the directory cannot be
removed.
As with "pushd", "tempd" will die if "chdir" fails.
It may be given a single options hash that will be passed internally to
C<pushd>.
preserve
{
my $dir = tempd();
$dir->preserve; # mark to preserve at end of scope
$dir->preserve(0); # mark to delete at end of scope
}
Controls whether a temporary directory will be cleaned up when the
object is destroyed. With no arguments, "preserve" sets the directory
to be preserved. With an argument, the directory will be preserved if
the argument is true, or marked for cleanup if the argument is false.
Only "tempd" objects may be marked for cleanup. (Target directories to
"pushd" are always preserved.) "preserve" returns true if the
directory will be preserved, and false otherwise.
SEE ALSO
ยท File::chdir
SUPPORT
Bugs / Feature Requests
Please report any bugs or feature requests through the issue tracker at
http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=File-pushd
<http://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=File-pushd>. You
will be notified automatically of any progress on your issue.
Source Code
This is open source software. The code repository is available for
public review and contribution under the terms of the license.
https://github.com/dagolden/file-pushd
<https://github.com/dagolden/file-pushd>
git clone https://github.com/dagolden/file-pushd.git
AUTHOR
David A Golden <dagolden@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is Copyright (c) 2011 by David A Golden.
This is free software, licensed under:
The Apache License, Version 2.0, January 2004
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