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Mojo::File - File system paths
use Mojo::File;
# Portably deal with file system paths
my $path = Mojo::File->new('/home/sri/.vimrc');
say $path->slurp;
say $path->dirname;
say $path->basename;
say $path->extname;
say $path->sibling('.bashrc');
# Use the alternative constructor
use Mojo::File qw(path);
my $path = path('/tmp/foo/bar')->make_path;
$path->child('test.txt')->spurt('Hello Mojo!');
Mojo::File is a scalar-based container for file system paths that provides a friendly API for dealing with different operating systems.
# Access scalar directly to manipulate path
my $path = Mojo::File->new('/home/sri/test');
$$path .= '.txt';
Mojo::File implements the following functions, which can be imported individually.
my $path = curfile;
Construct a new scalar-based Mojo::File object for the absolute path to the current source file.
my $path = path;
my $path = path('/home/sri/.vimrc');
my $path = path('/home', 'sri', '.vimrc');
my $path = path(File::Temp->newdir);
Construct a new scalar-based Mojo::File object, defaults to using the current working directory.
# "foo/bar/baz.txt" (on UNIX)
path('foo', 'bar', 'baz.txt');
my $path = tempdir;
my $path = tempdir('tempXXXXX');
Construct a new scalar-based Mojo::File object for a temporary directory with File::Temp.
# Longer version
my $path = path(File::Temp->newdir('tempXXXXX'));
my $path = tempfile; my $path = tempfile(DIR => '/tmp');
Construct a new scalar-based Mojo::File object for a temporary file with File::Temp.
# Longer version my $path = path(File::Temp->new(DIR => '/tmp'));
Mojo::File implements the following methods.
my $name = $path->basename;
my $name = $path->basename('.txt');
Return the last level of the path with File::Basename.
# ".vimrc" (on UNIX)
path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->basename;
# "test" (on UNIX)
path('/home/sri/test.txt')->basename('.txt');
my $child = $path->child('.vimrc');
Return a new Mojo::File object relative to the path.
# "/home/sri/.vimrc" (on UNIX)
path('/home')->child('sri', '.vimrc');
$path = $path->chmod(0644);
Change file permissions.
my $destination = $path->copy_to('/home/sri');
my $destination = $path->copy_to('/home/sri/.vimrc.backup');
Copy file with File::Copy and return the destination as a Mojo::File object.
my $name = $path->dirname;
Return all but the last level of the path with File::Basename as a Mojo::File object.
# "/home/sri" (on UNIX)
path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->dirname;
my $ext = $path->extname;
Return file extension of the path.
# "js"
path('/home/sri/test.js')->extname;
my $bool = $path->is_abs;
Check if the path is absolute.
# True (on UNIX)
path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->is_abs;
# False (on UNIX)
path('.vimrc')->is_abs;
my $collection = $path->list;
my $collection = $path->list({hidden => 1});
List all files in the directory and return a Mojo::Collection object containing the results as Mojo::File objects. The list does not include "." and "..".
# List files
say for path('/home/sri/myapp')->list->each;
These options are currently available:
dir => 1
Include directories.
hidden => 1
Include hidden files.
my $collection = $path->list_tree;
my $collection = $path->list_tree({hidden => 1});
List all files recursively in the directory and return a Mojo::Collection object containing the results as Mojo::File objects. The list does not include "." and "..".
# List all templates
say for path('/home/sri/myapp/templates')->list_tree->each;
These options are currently available:
dir => 1
Include directories.
dont_use_nlink => 1
Force File::Find to always stat directories.
hidden => 1
Include hidden files and directories.
max_depth => 3
Maximum number of levels to descend when searching for files.
my $stat = $path->lstat;
Return a File::stat object for the symlink.
# Get symlink size
say path('/usr/sbin/sendmail')->lstat->size;
# Get symlink modification time
say path('/usr/sbin/sendmail')->lstat->mtime;
$path = $path->make_path;
$path = $path->make_path({mode => 0711});
Create the directories if they don't already exist, any additional arguments are passed through to File::Path.
my $destination = $path->move_to('/home/sri');
my $destination = $path->move_to('/home/sri/.vimrc.backup');
Move file with File::Copy and return the destination as a Mojo::File object.
my $path = Mojo::File->new;
my $path = Mojo::File->new('/home/sri/.vimrc');
my $path = Mojo::File->new('/home', 'sri', '.vimrc');
my $path = Mojo::File->new(File::Temp->new);
my $path = Mojo::File->new(File::Temp->newdir);
Construct a new Mojo::File object, defaults to using the current working directory.
# "foo/bar/baz.txt" (on UNIX)
Mojo::File->new('foo', 'bar', 'baz.txt');
my $handle = $path->open('+<');
my $handle = $path->open('r+');
my $handle = $path->open(O_RDWR);
my $handle = $path->open('<:encoding(UTF-8)');
Open file with IO::File.
# Combine "fcntl.h" constants
use Fcntl qw(O_CREAT O_EXCL O_RDWR);
my $handle = path('/home/sri/test.pl')->open(O_RDWR | O_CREAT | O_EXCL);
my $realpath = $path->realpath;
Resolve the path with Cwd and return the result as a Mojo::File object.
$path = $path->remove;
Delete file.
$path = $path->remove_tree;
$path = $path->remove_tree({keep_root => 1});
Delete this directory and any files and subdirectories it may contain, any additional arguments are passed through to File::Path.
my $sibling = $path->sibling('.vimrc');
Return a new Mojo::File object relative to the directory part of the path.
# "/home/sri/.vimrc" (on UNIX)
path('/home/sri/.bashrc')->sibling('.vimrc');
# "/home/sri/.ssh/known_hosts" (on UNIX)
path('/home/sri/.bashrc')->sibling('.ssh', 'known_hosts');
my $bytes = $path->slurp;
Read all data at once from the file.
$path = $path->spurt($bytes); $path = $path->spurt(@chunks_of_bytes);
Write all data at once to the file.
my $stat = $path->stat;
Return a File::stat object for the path.
# Get file size
say path('/home/sri/.bashrc')->stat->size;
# Get file modification time
say path('/home/sri/.bashrc')->stat->mtime;
$path = $path->tap(sub {...});
Alias for "tap" in Mojo::Base.
my $absolute = $path->to_abs;
Return absolute path as a Mojo::File object, the path does not need to exist on the file system.
my $parts = $path->to_array;
Split the path on directory separators.
# "home:sri:.vimrc" (on UNIX)
join ':', @{path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->to_array};
my $relative = $path->to_rel('/some/base/path');
Return a relative path from the original path to the destination path as a Mojo::File object.
# "sri/.vimrc" (on UNIX)
path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->to_rel('/home');
my $str = $path->to_string;
Stringify the path.
$path = $path->touch;
Create file if it does not exist or change the modification and access time to the current time.
# Safely read file
say path('.bashrc')->touch->slurp;
my $new_class = Mojo::File->with_roles('Mojo::File::Role::One');
my $new_class = Mojo::File->with_roles('+One', '+Two');
$path = $path->with_roles('+One', '+Two');
Alias for "with_roles" in Mojo::Base.
Mojo::File overloads the following operators.
my @parts = @$path;
Alias for "to_array".
my $bool = !!$path;
Always true.
my $str = "$path";
Alias for "to_string".
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