NAME
Sman::Util - Utility functions for Sman
SYNOPSIS
Sman::Util currently provides the following functions:
# XMLEscape escapes XML
my $str = Sman::Util::XMLEscape("a-fun#y&%$TRi�g");
# MakeXML makes XML from a simple hash of names->strings
my $xml = Sman::Util::MakeXML(\%somehash);
# ReadFile reads the contents of a file and returns it as a scalar
my $content = Sman::Util::ReadFile("filename");
# RunCommand uses the shell to capture stdout and stderr and $?
# Pass command and tempdir to save its temp files in.
# tmpdir defaults to '/tmp'
my ($out, $err, $dollarquestionmark) = Sman::Util::RunCommand("ls -l", "/tmp");
# GetVersionString gives you a version string like
# 'sman v0.8.3 using SWISH::API v0.01 and Swish-e v2.4.0'
# pass program name and the Swish-e command path
my $vstr = Sman::Util::GetVersionString('prog', '/usr/local/bin/swish-e');
DESCRIPTION
This module implements utility functions for sman-update and sman
AUTHOR
Copyright Josh Rabinowitz 2004-2016 <joshr>