NAME

ExtUtils::Command - utilities to replace common UNIX commands in Makefiles etc.

SYNOPSIS

  perl -MExtUtils::Command       -e cat files... > destination
  perl -MExtUtils::Command       -e mv source... destination
  perl -MExtUtils::Command       -e cp source... destination
  perl -MExtUtils::Command       -e touch files...
  perl -MExtUtils::Command       -e rm_f files...
  perl -MExtUtils::Command       -e rm_rf directories...
  perl -MExtUtils::Command       -e mkpath directories...
  perl -MExtUtils::Command       -e eqtime source destination
  perl -MExtUtils::Command       -e test_f file
  perl -MExtUtils::Command=chmod -e chmod mode files...

DESCRIPTION

The module is used to replace common UNIX commands. In all cases the functions work from @ARGV rather than taking arguments. This makes them easier to deal with in Makefiles.

  perl -MExtUtils::Command -e some_command some files to work on

NOT

  perl -MExtUtils::Command -e 'some_command qw(some files to work on)'

Filenames with * and ? will be glob expanded.

• cat

Concatenates all files mentioned on command line to STDOUT.

• eqtime src dst

Sets modified time of dst to that of src

• rm_rf files....

Removes directories - recursively (even if readonly)

• rm_f files....

Removes files (even if readonly)

• touch files ...

Makes files exist, with current timestamp

• mv source... destination

Moves source to destination. Multiple sources are allowed if destination is an existing directory.

• cp source... destination

Copies source to destination. Multiple sources are allowed if destination is an existing directory.

• chmod mode files...

Sets UNIX like permissions 'mode' on all the files. e.g. 0666

• mkpath directory...

Creates directory, including any parent directories.

• test_f file

Tests if a file exists

BUGS

Should probably be Auto/Self loaded.

SEE ALSO

ExtUtils::MakeMaker, ExtUtils::MM_Unix, ExtUtils::MM_Win32

AUTHOR

Nick Ing-Simmons <nick@ni-s.u-net.com>.