NAME

File::Attributes::Recursive - Inherit file attributes from parent directories.

VERSION

Version 0.02

SYNOPSIS

Works like "File::Attributes", but will recurse up the directory tree until a matching attribute is found.

EXPORT

None, by default. Specify the functions you'd like to use as arguments to the module. ":all" means export everything.

FUNCTIONS

get_attribute_recursively($file, [$top], $attribute)

Returns the value of attribute $attribute. If $top is specified, then the search will terminate when the path no longer contains $top. (i.e. if $file is "/foo/bar/baz/quux" and $top is

get_attributes_recursively($file, [$top])

Returns a hash of key value pairs for all attributes that apply to $file. Only the closest attributes are returned. Given:

      /a            (a = yes, foo = bar)
      /a/b          (b = yes, foo = baz)
      /a/b/c        (c = yes)

"get_attributes_recursively('/a/b/c', '/a')" will return:

     (a => yes, b => yes, c => yes, foo => baz).

The "foo => bar" is masked by the "closer" "foo => baz".

list_attributes_recursively($file, [$top])

Returns a list of attributes that are defined and apply to $file. Like "keys get_attributes_recursively($file, [$top])", but faster.

NOTABLY ABSENT FUNCTIONS

unset_attribute_recursively

There are two possible ways for this function to behave -- either recurse until the attribute is removed, or recurse to "top", removing the attribute at each level. The first doesn't make sense, and the second is dangerous. If you need this function, write it for the specific needs of your application; I think that's the safest thing to do.

(Note that "rm" refuses to "rm ..", so I think there's some precedent here.)

AUTHOR

Jonathan Rockway, "<jrockway at cpan.org>"

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to "bug-file-attributes-recursive at rt.cpan.org", or through the web interface at <http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=File-Attributes-Recursive>. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

SUPPORT

You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command.

    perldoc File::Attributes::Recursive

You can also look for information at:

AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation
<http://annocpan.org/dist/File-Attributes-Recursive>
CPAN Ratings
<http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/File-Attributes-Recursive>
RT: CPAN's request tracker
<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=File-Attributes-Recursive>
Search CPAN
<http://search.cpan.org/dist/File-Attributes-Recursive>

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

COPYRIGHT & LICENSE

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