wok annotate perl-file-which/description.txt @ rev 25234

updated python-routes (2.4.1 -> 2.5.1)
author Hans-G?nter Theisgen
date Wed Jul 13 17:31:59 2022 +0100 (2022-07-13)
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Hans-G?nter@24213 1 File::Which finds the full or relative paths to executable programs
Hans-G?nter@24213 2 on the system.
Hans-G?nter@24213 3 This is normally the function of which utility. which is typically
Hans-G?nter@24213 4 implemented as either a program or a built in shell command.
Hans-G?nter@24213 5 On some platforms, such as Microsoft Windows it is not provided as
Hans-G?nter@24213 6 part of the core operating system.
Hans-G?nter@24213 7 This module provides a consistent API to this functionality
Hans-G?nter@24213 8 regardless of the underlying platform.
Hans-G?nter@24213 9
Hans-G?nter@24213 10 The focus of this module is correctness and portability.
Hans-G?nter@24213 11 As a consequence platforms where the current directory is implicitly
Hans-G?nter@24213 12 part of the search path such as Microsoft Windows will find
Hans-G?nter@24213 13 executables in the current directory, whereas on platforms such as
Hans-G?nter@24213 14 UNIX where this is not the case executables in the current directory
Hans-G?nter@24213 15 will only be found if the current directory is explicitly added to
Hans-G?nter@24213 16 the path.