# phpman > man > File::HomeDir::Unix(3pm)

## NAME
    [File::HomeDir::Unix](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir%3A%3AUnix/markdown) - Find your home and other directories on legacy Unix

## SYNOPSIS
      use [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown);

      # Find directories for the current user
      $home    = [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown)->my_home;        # /home/mylogin
      $desktop = [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown)->my_desktop;     # All of these will...
      $docs    = [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown)->my_documents;   # ...default to home...
      $music   = [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown)->my_music;       # ...directory
      $pics    = [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown)->my_pictures;    #
      $videos  = [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown)->my_videos;      #
      $data    = [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown)->my_data;        #

## DESCRIPTION
    This module provides implementations for determining common user directories. In normal usage
    this module will always be used via [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown).

## SUPPORT
    See the support section the main [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown) module.

## AUTHORS
    Adam Kennedy <<adamk@cpan.org>>

    Sean M. Burke <<sburke@cpan.org>>

## SEE ALSO
    [File::HomeDir](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir/markdown), [File::HomeDir::Win32](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/File%3A%3AHomeDir%3A%3AWin32/markdown) (legacy)

## COPYRIGHT
    Copyright 2005 - 2011 Adam Kennedy.

    Copyright 2017 - 2020 Jens Rehsack

    Some parts copyright 2000 Sean M. Burke.

    This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
    Perl itself.

    The full text of the license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.