File::Path::rmtree(): History of a Function

• Compare rmtree() with rm -rf at 2 points in time:

  • 1995

    • perl 5.1

    • (No $File::Path::VERSION; arbitrarily assign 0.5001)

  • 1997-2017

    • perl 5.4 thru 5.26

    • $File::Path::VERSION 1.04 thru 2.12