================================================================================ LEOCHARRE::Strings - Combines string procedures I frequently use SYNOPSIS use LEOCHARRE:Strings ':all'; my $var = ' /path/to/file '; shomp $var; # remove whitespace leading and trailing my $shell_safe = sq($var); # escapes chars for shell pretty($var); # make pretty SUBS Not imported by default. sq() String::ShellQuote::shell_quote. Arg is string, makes safe for shell use. pretty() String::Prettify::prettify() shomp() Arg is string variable. Takes out all leading and ending whitespace from string. my $var= ' this is '; shomp $var; # now $var is 'this is' Returns true if it found something, false if not. This alters your original variable, as chomp would. cannot take lists as args. is_blank() Arg is string. Returns true if it's defined, and has a non space char. Returns false if undefined or ony contains whitespace. is_comment() Arg is string. Returns true if it's # comment line only, false otherwise. boc() is_blank_or_comment() Arg is string. Returns true if it's a blank like or comment line. AUTHOR Leo Charre leocharre at cpan dot org LICENSE This package is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, i.e., under the terms of the 'Artistic License' or the 'GNU General Public License'. DISCLAIMER This package is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the 'GNU General Public License' for more details. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- REQUIRES Carp: 1 Exporter: 5 Smart::Comments: 1 String::Prettify: 1.03 String::ShellQuote: 1.03 Test::Simple: 0 INSTALL perl Makefile.PL make install