File::Path(3)

NNAAMMEE
       File::Path - create or remove a series of directories

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
       use File::Path

       mkpath(['/foo/bar/baz', 'blurfl/quux'], 1, 0711);

       rmtree(['foo/bar/baz', 'blurfl/quux'], 1, 1);

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       The mkpath function provides a convenient way to create
       directories, even if your mkdir kernel call won't create
       more than one level of directory at a time.  mkpath takes
       three arguments:

       +o   the name of the path to create, or a reference to a
           list of paths to create,

       +o   a boolean value, which if TRUE will cause mkpath to
           print the name of each directory as it is created
           (defaults to FALSE), and

       +o   the numeric mode to use when creating the directories
           (defaults to 0777)

       It returns a list of all directories (including
       intermediates, determined using the Unix '/' separator)
       created.

       Similarly, the rmtree function provides a convenient way
       to delete a subtree from the directory structure, much
       like the Unix command rm -r.  rmtree takes three
       arguments:

       +o   the root of the subtree to delete, or a reference to a
           list of roots.  All of the files and directories below
           each root, as well as the roots themselves, will be
           deleted.

       +o   a boolean value, which if TRUE will cause rmtree to
           print a message each time it examines a file, giving
           the name of the file, and indicating whether it's
           using rmdir or unlink to remove it, or that it's
           skipping it.  (defaults to FALSE)

       +o   a boolean value, which if TRUE will cause rmtree to
           skip any files to which you do not have delete access
           (if running under VMS) or write access (if running
           under another OS).  This will change in the future
           when a criterion for 'delete permission' under OSs
           other than VMS is settled.  (defaults to FALSE)

       It returns the number of files successfully deleted.

       Symlinks are treated as ordinary files.

       NNOOTTEE:: If the third parameter is not TRUE, rmtree is
       uunnsseeccuurree in the face of failure or interruption.  Files
       and directories which were not deleted may be left with
       permissions reset to allow world read and write access.
       Note also that the occurrence of errors in rmtree can be
       determined only by trapping diagnostic messages using
       $SIG{__WARN__}; it is not apparent from the return value.
       Therefore, you must be extremely careful about using
       rmtree($foo,$bar,0 in situations where security is an
       issue.

AAUUTTHHOORRSS
       Tim Bunce lt;Tim.Bunce@ig.co.uk and Charles Bailey
       lt;bailey@genetics.upenn.edu

RREEVVIISSIIOONN
       Current $VERSION is 1.04.