stdlib: Implement join() function.

[goals.git] / docs / Goalfile.pod

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 =head2 Standard Functions
 
+=head3 basename (path)
+
+For example:
+
+ basename ("dir/file.ext") ⇒ "file.ext"
+
+Returns the filename part of the path.
+
+=head3 dirname (path)
+
+For example:
+
+ dirname ("dir/file.ext") ⇒ "dir"
+
+Returns the directory part of the path.
+
+=head3 extension (filename)
+
+For example:
+
+ extension ("dir/file.ext") ⇒ "ext"
+
+Returns the filename extension.
+
+=head3 join (list1, list2)
+
+For example:
+
+ join (["a", "b"], ["c", "d"]) ⇒ ["a", "b", "c", "d"]
+
+Concatenate C<list1> and C<list2>.  It's not usually necessary to use
+this function since goals automatically flattens lists within lists
+into simple lists in many cases.
+
 =head3 sort (list)
 
 For example: