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file_name_is_absolute
Takes as its argument a path, and returns true if it is an absolute pa
+th.
$is_absolute = File::Spec->file_name_is_absolute( $path );
This does not consult the local filesystem on Unix, Win32, OS/2, or Ma
+c OS (Classic). It does consult the working environment for VMS (see
+file_name_is_absolute in File::Spec::VMS).