What are some interesting perldoc that I still need to read?
perldoc perldoc
perldoc perl
perldoc perlstyle
perldoc perlvar
perldoc perldsc
perldoc perllol
How can we install a Perl module from CPAN?
perl -MCPAN -e 'install Digest::SHA'
cpan install URI
How can we upgrade all of your installed modules?
perl -MCPAN -e 'upgrade'
How can we quit the CPAN shell?
quit
How can we use a module from command line??
perl -MLWP::Simple -e 'print head "http://www.example.com"'
The -M switch is the same as 'use module'. If the module has default import that you don't want imported, the you can use -m switch (equivalent to 'use module ()') which turn off any default import. Any arguments you would normally pass to the use statement can be listed following an = sign:
perl -MCGI=:standard -e 'print header'
This command imports the ":standard" export set from CGI.pm and therefore the header function becomes available to your program. Multiple arguments can be listed using quotes and commas as separators:
perl -MCGI='header,start_html' -e 'print header, start_html'
How can we see if URI.pm is installed?
perl -MURI -e 1
How can we print the version number of a module?
perl -MDBD::mysql -e 'print $DBD::mysql::VERSION'
perl -MDBI -e 'print $DBI::VERSION'
How can we find which version of Perl is install?
perl -V
How can we find where URI.pm is on the system?
perldoc -l URI
How can we display the content of a file?
perldoc -F filename
How can we display the documentation for open()?
perldoc -f open
How can we search perlfag?
perldoc -q shuffle
How can we view the source of a module?
perldoc -m Test::MockObject
How can we install a module into a non-standard, user-specific location?
mkdir -p ~/perl5lib
perl Makefile.PL PREFIX=~/perl5lib
// or perl Makefile.PL LIB=~/perl5lib
make
make install
export PERL5LIB=$PERL5LIB:~/perl5lib
To use modules that are installed in your home directory, specify the -I switch:
perl -I/home/khai/lib/perl -T 00-load.t
The -I switch tells Perl to look for modules in alternate installation directory. The directory path must immediately follow the -I switch with no space in-between.
