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CPANP(1) 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 ... 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 ... perl v5.12.1 2010-07-01 CPANP(1)
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CPANPLUS::Shell::Default(3pm) Perl Programmers Reference Guide CPANPLUS::Shell::Default(3pm) NAME
CPANPLUS::Shell::Default SYNOPSIS
### loading the shell: $ cpanp # run 'cpanp' from the command line $ perl -MCPANPLUS -eshell # load the shell from the command line use CPANPLUS::Shell qw[Default]; # load this shell via the API # always done via CPANPLUS::Shell my $ui = CPANPLUS::Shell->new; $ui->shell; # run the shell $ui->dispatch_on_input( input => 'x'); # update the source using the # dispatch method ### when in the shell: ### Note that all commands can also take options. ### Look at their underlying CPANPLUS::Backend methods to see ### what options those are. cpanp> h # show help messages cpanp> ? # show help messages cpanp> m Acme # find acme modules, allows regexes cpanp> a KANE # find modules by kane, allows regexes cpanp> f Acme::Foo # get a list of all releases of Acme::Foo cpanp> i Acme::Foo # install Acme::Foo cpanp> i Acme-Foo-1.3 # install version 1.3 of Acme::Foo cpanp> i <URI> # install from URI, like ftp://foo.com/X.tgz cpanp> i <DIR> # install from an absolute or relative directory cpanp> i 1 3..5 # install search results 1, 3, 4 and 5 cpanp> i * # install all search results cpanp> a KANE; i *; # find modules by kane, install all results cpanp> t Acme::Foo # test Acme::Foo, without installing it cpanp> u Acme::Foo # uninstall Acme::Foo cpanp> d Acme::Foo # download Acme::Foo cpanp> z Acme::Foo # download & extract Acme::Foo, then open a # shell in the extraction directory cpanp> c Acme::Foo # get a list of test results for Acme::Foo cpanp> l Acme::Foo # view details about the Acme::Foo package cpanp> r Acme::Foo # view Acme::Foo's README file cpanp> o # get a list of all installed modules that # are out of date cpanp> o 1..3 # list uptodateness from a previous search cpanp> s conf # show config settings cpanp> s conf md5 1 # enable md5 checks cpanp> s program # show program settings cpanp> s edit # edit config file cpanp> s reconfigure # go through initial configuration again cpanp> s selfupdate # update your CPANPLUS install cpanp> s save # save config to disk cpanp> s mirrors # show currently selected mirrors cpanp> ! [PERL CODE] # execute the following perl code cpanp> b # create an autobundle for this computers # perl installation cpanp> x # reload index files (purges cache) cpanp> x --update_source # reload index files, get fresh source files cpanp> p [FILE] # print error stack (to a file) cpanp> v # show the banner cpanp> w # show last search results again cpanp> q # quit the shell cpanp> /plugins # list avialable plugins cpanp> /? PLUGIN # list help test of <PLUGIN> ### common options: cpanp> i ... --skiptest # skip tests cpanp> i ... --force # force all operations cpanp> i ... --verbose # run in verbose mode DESCRIPTION
This module provides the default user interface to "CPANPLUS". You can start it via the "cpanp" binary, or as detailed in the SYNOPSIS. BUG REPORTS
Please report bugs or other issues to <bug-cpanplus@rt.cpan.org<gt>. AUTHOR
This module by Jos Boumans <kane@cpan.org>. COPYRIGHT
The CPAN++ interface (of which this module is a part of) is copyright (c) 2001 - 2007, Jos Boumans <kane@cpan.org>. All rights reserved. This library is free software; you may redistribute and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. SEE ALSO
CPANPLUS::Shell::Classic, CPANPLUS::Shell, cpanp perl v5.12.1 2010-04-26 CPANPLUS::Shell::Default(3pm)