File::UserDirs − Find extra media and documents directories
version 0.09
use
File::UserDirs qw(:all);
print xdg_desktop_dir; # e.g. /home/user/Desktop
This module can be used to find directories as informally specified by the Freedesktop.org xdg-user-dirs software. This gives a mechanism to locate extra directories for media and documents files.
May be exported on request. Also the group ":all" is defined which exports all methods.
my $dir = xdg_desktop_dir;
Returns the desktop directory. Unless changed by the user, this is the directory Desktop in the home directory.
my $dir = xdg_documents_dir;
Returns the documents directory. Unless changed by the user, this is the home directory.
my $dir = xdg_download_dir;
Returns the download directory. Unless changed by the user, this is the home directory.
my $dir = xdg_music_dir;
Returns the music directory. Unless changed by the user, this is the home directory.
my $dir = xdg_pictures_dir;
Returns the pictures directory. Unless changed by the user, this is the home directory.
my $dir = xdg_publicshare_dir;
Returns the public share directory. Unless changed by the user, this is the home directory.
my $dir = xdg_templates_dir;
Returns the templates directory. Unless changed by the user, this is the home directory.
my $dir = xdg_videos_dir;
Returns the videos directory. Unless changed by the user, this is the home directory.
""xdg−user−dir" failed to start: %s"
The executable "xdg−user−dir" could not be run, most likely because it was not installed. See "DEPENDENCIES".
The location of the directories can be specified by the user in the file $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/user−dirs.dirs. It is a shell file setting a number of environment variables. To find the exact pathname from Perl, run:
use
File::BaseDir qw(config_home);
print config_home('user−dirs.dirs');
XDG_DESKTOP_DIR="$HOME/Workspace"
XDG_DOCUMENTS_DIR="$HOME/Files"
XDG_DOWNLOAD_DIR="$HOME/Files/Downloads"
XDG_MUSIC_DIR="$HOME/Files/Audio"
XDG_PICTURES_DIR="$HOME/Files/Images"
XDG_PUBLICSHARE_DIR="$HOME/public_html"
XDG_TEMPLATES_DIR="$HOME/Files/Document templates"
XDG_VIDEOS_DIR="$HOME/Files/Video"
This module requires the executable xdg-user-dir from the package "xdg−user−dirs". Source code is available from <http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg−user−dirs/>.
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Jaap Karssenberg || Pardus [Larus] <[email protected]> |
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Graham Ollis <[email protected]> |
This software is copyright (c) 2003−2021 by Jaap Karssenberg || Pardus [Larus] <[email protected]>.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.