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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.
−a |
Creates the CPAN .pm autobundle with CPAN::Shell−>autobundle. | ||
−h |
Prints a help message. | ||
−r |
Recompiles dynamically loaded modules with CPAN::Shell−>recompile. | ||
−v |
Print the script version and CPAN .pm version. |
Module options
These options are mutually exclusive, and the script processes them in alphabetical order.
c |
Runs a ’make clean’ in the specified module’s directories. | ||
i |
Installed the specified modules. | ||
m |
Makes the specified modules. | ||
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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