read_file($filename, %options)

Reads file $filename into a scalar. By default it returns this scalar. Can optionally take these named arguments:

• binmode

  Set the layers to read the file with. The default will be something sensible on your platform.

• buf_ref

  Pass a reference to a scalar to read the file into, instead of returning it by value. This has performance benefits.

• scalar_ref

  If set to true, "read_file" will return a reference to a scalar containing the file content.

read_lines($filename, %options)

Reads file $filename into a list/array. By default it returns this list. Can optionally take these named arguments:

• binmode

  Set the layers to read the file with. The default will be something sensible on your platform.

• array_ref

  Pass a reference to an array to read the lines into, instead of returning them by value. This has performance benefits.

• chomp

  "chomp" the lines.

write_file($filename, $content, %options)

Open $filename, and write $content to it. Can optionally take this named argument:

•

binmode

Set the layers to write the file with. The default will be something sensible on your platform.

read_dir($dirname, %options)

Open "dirname" and return all entries except "." and "..". Can optionally take this named argument:

•

prefix

This will prepend $dir to the entries