NAME
File::Stat::ModeString - conversion file stat(2) mode to/from string representation.
SYNOPSIS
use File::Stat::ModeString;
$string = mode_to_string ( $st_mode );
$st_mode = string_to_mode ( $string );
$type = mode_to_typechar( $st_mode );
$record = <IN>; chomp $record;
$record_re = MODE_STRING_RE;
$record =~ m/^some_prefix\s+$record_re\s+some_suffix$/o
or die "invalid record format";
die "Invalid mode in $string"
if is_mode_string_valid( $string );DESCRIPTION
This module provides a few functions for conversion between binary and literal representations of file mode bits, including file type.
All of them use only symbolic constants for mode bits from File::Stat::Bits.
CONSTANTS
MODE_STRING_RE
Regular expression to match mode string (without ^$).
FUNCTIONS
is_mode_string_valid( $string )
Returns true if argument matches mode string pattern.
$type = mode_to_typechar( $mode )
Returns file type character of binary mode, '?' on unknown file type.
$string = mode_to_string( $mode )
Converts binary mode value to string representation. '?' in file type field on unknown file type.
$mode = string_to_mode( $string )
Converts string representation of file mode to binary one.
SEE ALSO
AUTHOR
Dmitry Fedorov <fedorov@inp.nsk.su>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (c) 2003, Dmitry Fedorov <fedorov@inp.nsk.su>
LICENCE
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
DISCLAIMER
The author disclaims any responsibility for any mangling of your system etc, that this script may cause.