Yes, all true... But not nearly as fun, nor nearly as educational.. Actually not using any other module was the point for me creating it. Perl is my hobby, not proffession and I find many times the best way to learn is to reinvent and usually more fun. I'm not trying to leverage anything :)
I would appreciate any comments on code quality, if you have any. I personally do not see anything wrong with reinventing the wheel as long as you know it's not necessary. However, many times it is done poorly. Hopefully that is'nt the case here.
zzSPECTREz
P.S. File::Finder --> interesting wrapper! I think I will have to check that out.