NAME 
Parrot::IO::File - File
SYNOPSIS
use Parrot::IO::File;
DESCRIPTION
Use this to query and manipulate files and their contents.
Class Methods
tmp_file($path)- Returns the file for
$pathrelative to the default temporary directory. new($path)- Returns the instance for
$path.
Instance Methods
create_path()- This is called from
new()to create the path if necessary. parent($path)- Returns the file's parent directory.
read()- This reads the contents of the file and returns it as an array or string depending on the context in which the method is called.
write(@lines)- Writes the specified lines to the file.
append(@lines)- Writes the specified lines to the file.
is_executable()- This tells you whether the file is executable.
modified_since($time)- Use this to find out whether the file has been modified since the specified time.
$timeis a number of non-leap seconds since the epoch. cvs_id()- Returns the CVS
$Idstring. has_cvs_id()- Returns whether the file has a CVS
$Idstring. cvs_version()- Returns the CVS version number of the file.
is_hidden()- Returns whether the file is "hidden", i.e. it's name starts with a dot.
is_generated()- Returns whether the file is generated.
delete()- Deletes the file, removes the instance from the cache, and undefines it.
- Raises an exception if the delete fails.
$contents = $file->read;
@lines = $file->read;
