---
name: "File::Spec::Functions"
section: "3p"
platform: "openbsd"
package: "man"
version: "8.0-current-20261101"
release: "OpenBSD 8.0-current (2026-11-01)"
platforms: ["openbsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/File::Spec::Functions"
---

# File::Spec::Functions(3p)

portably perform operations on file names

## NAME

File::Spec::Functions - portably perform operations on file names

## SYNOPSIS

```
        use File::Spec::Functions;
        my $x = catfile('a', 'b');
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module exports convenience functions for all of the class methods provided by File::Spec.

For a reference of available functions, please consult File::Spec::Unix, which contains the entire set, and which is inherited by the modules for other platforms. For further information, please see File::Spec::Mac, File::Spec::OS2, File::Spec::Win32, or File::Spec::VMS.

### Exports

The following functions are exported by default.

```
        canonpath
        catdir
        catfile
        curdir
        rootdir
        updir
        no_upwards
        file_name_is_absolute
        path
```

The following functions are exported only by request.

```
        devnull
        tmpdir
        splitpath
        splitdir
        catpath
        abs2rel
        rel2abs
        case_tolerant
```

All the functions may be imported using the `":ALL"` tag.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2004 by the Perl 5 Porters.  All rights reserved.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

## SEE ALSO

File::Spec, File::Spec::Unix, File::Spec::Mac, File::Spec::OS2, File::Spec::Win32, File::Spec::VMS, ExtUtils::MakeMaker