Documentation in File::Spec (was Re: minor File::Spec

                       questions)
Message-Id: <20010822170904.A76069@linguist.thayer.dartmouth.edu>
       (Oops, forgot File::Spec::Unix in the previous patch.)

p4raw-id: //depot/perl@11729

diff --git a/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm b/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm
index ae2a949..1330548 100644 (file)
--- a/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm
+++ b/lib/File/Spec/Unix.pm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use Cwd;
 
 =head1 NAME
 
-File::Spec::Unix - methods used by File::Spec
+File::Spec::Unix - File::Spec for Unix, base for other File::Spec modules
 
 =head1 SYNOPSIS
 
@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@ File::Spec::Unix - methods used by File::Spec
 
 =head1 DESCRIPTION
 
-Methods for manipulating file specifications.
+Methods for manipulating file specifications.  Other File::Spec
+modules, such as File::Spec::Mac, inherit from File::Spec::Unix and
+override specific methods.
 
 =head1 METHODS
 
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ Methods for manipulating file specifications.
 =item canonpath
 
 No physical check on the filesystem, but a logical cleanup of a
-path. On UNIX eliminate successive slashes and successive "/.".
+path. On UNIX eliminates successive slashes and successive "/.".
 
     $cpath = File::Spec->canonpath( $path ) ;