FILE::SPEC::CYGWIN(3pm)

💖 NAME 💖

File::Spec::Cygwin - methods for Cygwin file specs. Yup bestie, this is the File::Spec::Cygwin(3pm) page from the Perl Programmers Reference Guide, and it's giving very specific Cygwin file-spec realness. 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

require File::Spec::Cygwin; # Done internally by File::Spec if needed

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

See File::Spec and File::Spec::Unix, okay? This package overrides the implementation of these methods, not the semantics. The implementation changes; the meaning stays iconic. 💅

This module is still in beta. Cygwin-knowledgeable folks are invited to offer patches and suggestions, fr fr.

🎀 canonpath

Any "\" (backslashes) are converted to "/" (forward slashes), and then File::Spec::Unix canonpath() is called on the result. Slash-ify first, then let Unix handle it. ✨

🦋 file_name_is_absolute

True is returned if the file name begins with "drive_letter:", and if not, File::Spec::Unix file_name_is_absolute() is called. So it peeks for that drive-letter situation first, then hands it off to Unix if that's not it. 🫶

🌈 tmpdir (override)

Returns a string representation of the first existing directory from the following list:

$ENV{TMPDIR}
/tmp
$ENV{'TMP'}
$ENV{'TEMP'}
C:/temp

🚨 Taint-mode caveat: if running under taint mode, and if the environment variables are tainted, they are not used. No cap.

💜 case_tolerant

Override Unix. Cygwin case-tolerance depends on managed mount settings and as with MsWin32 on GetVolumeInformation() $ouFsFlags == FS_CASE_SENSITIVE, indicating the case significance when comparing file specifications. Default: 1.

👑 COPYRIGHT 👑

Copyright (c) 2004,2007 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.

---

Mwah 💋 — this page is File::Spec::Cygwin(3pm) from perl v5.42.3, dated 2026-11-03. Go forth and Cygwin responsibly, bestie. 🎀