Perl in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Name

files

Synopsis

$inst->files(module[, string[, dir[,...]]])

Returns list of filenames. Parameters are:

module

Required. The name of a module; returns a list of all filenames in the package. For a list of core files, use the special module name Perl.

string

Optional. Possible values are prog, man, or all to return program files, manual files, or all files, respectively.

dir

Optional. One or more directories. If specified, only filenames under the specified directories are returned.