NAME

PerlIO::Util - A selection of general PerlIO utilities

SYNOPSIS

use PerlIO::Util;

# to create $file if needed, and then call flock($in, LOCK_EX)
my $in = PerlIO::Util->open('+<:creat :flock', $file); 

# to multiplex output
*STDERR->push_layer(tee => ">> $err_log");

# to read lines backward
my $in = PerlIO::Util->open('<:reverse', $file);

# to open file encoded to filesystem encoding
# (need to set PERLIO_FSE unless using Win32)
my $in = PerlIO::Util->open('<:fse', $file);

INSTALLATION

To install this module, run the following commands:

    perl Makefile.PL
    make
    make test
    make install

DEPENDENCIES

Perl 5.8.1 or later, and a C compiler.

COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

Copyright (C) 2008-2010, Goro Fuji <gfuji(at)cpan.org>, Some rights reversed.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the same terms as Perl itself.