cpanp
(1)
Name
cpanp - The CPANPLUS launcher
Synopsis
cpanp
cpanp [-]a [ --[no-]option... ] author....PP cpanp
[-]mfitulrcz [ --[no-]option... ] module....PP cpanp [-]d
[ --[no-]option... ] [ --fetchdir=... ] module....PP cpanp
[-]xb [ --[no-]option... ]
cpanp [-]o [ --[no-]option... ] [ module... ]
Description
Perl Programmers Reference Guide CPANP(1)
NAME
cpanp - The CPANPLUS launcher
SYNOPSIS
cpanp
cpanp [-]a [ --[no-]option... ] author....PP cpanp
[-]mfitulrcz [ --[no-]option... ] module....PP cpanp [-]d
[ --[no-]option... ] [ --fetchdir=... ] module....PP cpanp
[-]xb [ --[no-]option... ]
cpanp [-]o [ --[no-]option... ] [ module... ]
DESCRIPTION
This script launches the CPANPLUS utility to perform various
operations from the command line. If it's invoked without
arguments, an interactive shell is executed by default.
Optionally, it can take a single-letter switch and one or
more argument, to perform the associated action on each
arguments. A summary of the available commands is listed
below; "cpanp -h" provides a detailed list.
h # help information
v # version information
a AUTHOR ... # search by author(s)
m MODULE ... # search by module(s)
f MODULE ... # list all releases of a module
i MODULE ... # install module(s)
t MODULE ... # test module(s)
u MODULE ... # uninstall module(s)
d MODULE ... # download module(s)
l MODULE ... # display detailed information about module(s)
r MODULE ... # display README files of module(s)
c MODULE ... # check for module report(s) from cpan-testers
z MODULE ... # extract module(s) and open command prompt in it
x # reload CPAN indices
o [ MODULE ... ] # list installed module(s) that aren't up to date
b # write a bundle file for your configuration
Each command may be followed by one or more options. If
preceded by "no", the corresponding option will be set to 0,
otherwise it's set to 1.
Example: To skip a module's tests,
cpanp -i --skiptest MODULE ...
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Perl Programmers Reference Guide CPANP(1)
Valid options for most commands are "cpantest", "debug",
"flush", "force", "prereqs", "storable", "verbose", "md5",
"signature", and "skiptest"; the 'd' command also accepts
"fetchdir". Please consult CPANPLUS::Configure for an
explanation to their meanings.
Example: To download a module's tarball to the current
directory,
cpanp -d --fetchdir=. MODULE ...
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following
attributes:
+---------------+------------------+
|ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+---------------+------------------+
|Availability | runtime/perl-512 |
+---------------+------------------+
|Stability | Uncommitted |
+---------------+------------------+
NOTES
This software was built from source available at
https://java.net/projects/solaris-userland. The original
community source was downloaded from
http://www.cpan.org/src/5.0/perl-5.12.5.tar.bz2
Further information about this software can be found on the
open source community website at http://www.perl.org/.
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