NAME
    File::Spec::VMS - methods for VMS file specs

SYNOPSIS
     require File::Spec::VMS; # Done internally by File::Spec if needed

DESCRIPTION
    See File::Spec::Unix for a documentation of the methods provided there.
    This package overrides the implementation of these methods, not the
    semantics.

    eliminate_macros
        Expands MM[KS]/Make macros in a text string, using the contents of
        identically named elements of %$self, and returns the result as a
        file specification in Unix syntax.

    fixpath
        Catchall routine to clean up problem MM[SK]/Make macros. Expands
        macros in any directory specification, in order to avoid juxtaposing
        two VMS-syntax directories when MM[SK] is run. Also expands
        expressions which are all macro, so that we can tell how long the
        expansion is, and avoid overrunning DCL's command buffer when MM[KS]
        is running.

        If optional second argument has a TRUE value, then the return string
        is a VMS-syntax directory specification, if it is FALSE, the return
        string is a VMS-syntax file specification, and if it is not
        specified, fixpath() checks to see whether it matches the name of a
        directory in the current default directory, and returns a directory
        or file specification accordingly.

  Methods always loaded
    canonpath (override)
        Removes redundant portions of file specifications according to VMS
        syntax.

    catdir
        Concatenates a list of file specifications, and returns the result
        as a VMS-syntax directory specification. No check is made for
        "impossible" cases (e.g. elements other than the first being
        absolute filespecs).

    catfile
        Concatenates a list of file specifications, and returns the result
        as a VMS-syntax file specification.

    curdir (override)
        Returns a string representation of the current directory: '[]'

    devnull (override)
        Returns a string representation of the null device: '_NLA0:'

    rootdir (override)
        Returns a string representation of the root directory:
        'SYS$DISK:[000000]'

    tmpdir (override)
        Returns a string representation of the first writable directory from
        the following list or '' if none are writable:

            sys$scratch:
            $ENV{TMPDIR}

        Since perl 5.8.0, if running under taint mode, and if $ENV{TMPDIR}
        is tainted, it is not used.

    updir (override)
        Returns a string representation of the parent directory: '[-]'

    case_tolerant (override)
        VMS file specification syntax is case-tolerant.

    path (override)
        Translate logical name DCL$PATH as a searchlist, rather than trying
        to "split" string value of $ENV{'PATH'}.

    file_name_is_absolute (override)
        Checks for VMS directory spec as well as Unix separators.

    splitpath (override)
        Splits using VMS syntax.

    splitdir (override)
        Split dirspec using VMS syntax.

    catpath (override)
        Construct a complete filespec using VMS syntax

    abs2rel (override)
        Use VMS syntax when converting filespecs.

    rel2abs (override)
        Use VMS syntax when converting filespecs.

SEE ALSO
    See File::Spec and File::Spec::Unix. This package overrides the
    implementation of these methods, not the semantics.

    An explanation of VMS file specs can be found at
    "/h71000.www7.hp.com/doc/731FINAL/4506/4506pro_014.html#apps_locating_na
    ming_files"" in "http:.

