curfile

  my $path = curfile;

Construct a new scalar-based Mojo::File object for the absolute path to the current source file.

path

  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');

tempdir

  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'));

tempfile

  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'));

basename

  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');

child

  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');

chmod

  $path = $path->chmod(0644);

Change file permissions.

copy_to

  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.

dirname

  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;

download

  my $bool = $path->download('https://example.com/test.tar.gz');
  my $bool = $path->download('https://example.com/test.tar.gz', {headers => {Accept => '*/*'}});
  my $bool = $path->download('https://example.com/test.tar.gz', {ua => Mojo::UserAgent->new});

Download file from URL, returns true once the file has been downloaded completely. Incomplete downloads are resumed. Follows 10 redirects by default and does not limit the size of the response, which will be streamed memory efficiently. Note that this method is EXPERIMENTAL and might change without warning!

extname

  my $ext = $path->extname;

Return file extension of the path.

  # "js"
  path('/home/sri/test.js')->extname;

is_abs

  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;

list

  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

  dir => 1
    

Include directories.

hidden

  hidden => 1
    

Include hidden files.

list_tree

  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

  dir => 1
    

Include directories.

dont_use_nlink

  dont_use_nlink => 1
    

Force File::Find to always stat directories.

hidden

  hidden => 1
    

Include hidden files and directories.

max_depth

  max_depth => 3
    

Maximum number of levels to descend when searching for files.

lstat

  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;

make_path

  $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.

move_to

  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.

new

  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');

open

  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);

realpath

  my $realpath = $path->realpath;

Resolve the path with Cwd and return the result as a Mojo::File object.

remove

  $path = $path->remove;

Delete file.

remove_tree

  $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.

sibling

  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');

slurp

  my $bytes = $path->slurp;
  my $chars = $path->slurp('UTF-8');

Read all data at once from the file. If an encoding is provided, an attempt will be made to decode the content.

spew

  $path = $path->spew($bytes);
  $path = $path->spew($chars, 'UTF-8');

Write all data at once to the file. If an encoding is provided, an attempt to encode the content will be made prior to writing.

stat

  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;

tap

  $path = $path->tap(sub {...});

Alias for "tap" in Mojo::Base.

to_abs

  my $absolute = $path->to_abs;

Return absolute path as a Mojo::File object, the path does not need to exist on the file system.

to_array

  my $parts = $path->to_array;

Split the path on directory separators.

  # "home:sri:.vimrc" (on UNIX)
  join ':', @{path('/home/sri/.vimrc')->to_array};

to_rel

  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');

to_string

  my $str = $path->to_string;

Stringify the path.

touch

  $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;

with_roles

  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.

array

  my @parts = @$path;

Alias for "to_array".

bool

  my $bool = !!$path;

Always true.

stringify

  my $str = "$path";

Alias for "to_string".