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cpan − easily interact with CPAN from the command line
# with arguments, installs specified modules
cpan module_name [ module_name ... ]
# with switches, installs modules with extra behavior
cpan [-cimt] module_name [ module_name ... ]
# without arguments, starts CPAN shell
cpan
# without arguments, but some switches
cpan [-ahrv]
This script provides a command interface (not a shell) to CPAN .pm.
Meta Options
These options are mutually exclusive, and the script processes them in this order: [ahvr]. Once the script finds one, it ignores the others, and then exits after it finishes the task. The script ignores any other command line options.
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−a |
Creates the CPAN .pm autobundle with CPAN::Shell−>autobundle. | ||
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−h |
Prints a help message. | ||
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−r |
Recompiles dynamically loaded modules with CPAN::Shell−>recompile. | ||
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−v |
Print the script version and CPAN .pm version. |
Module options
These options are mutually exclusive, and the script processes them in alphabetical order.
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c |
Runs a ’make clean’ in the specified module’s directories. | ||
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i |
Installed the specified modules. | ||
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m |
Makes the specified modules. | ||
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t |
Runs a ’make test’ on the specified modules. |
Examples
# print a help message
cpan -h
# print the version numbers
cpan -v
# create an autobundle
cpan -a
# recompile modules
cpan -r
# install modules
cpan -i Netscape::Booksmarks Business::ISBN
* add options for other CPAN::Shell functions autobundle, clean, make, recompile, test
* none noted
Most behaviour, including environment variables and configuration, comes directly from CPAN .pm.
brian d foy <bdfoy@cpan.org>
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