PL2PM(1perl)

💅 PL2PM — the perl4-to-perl5 glow-up tool

okay so bestie, this is the manual page for pl2pm, part of the Perl Programmers Reference Guide. it's giving "i found my old diary and i'm rewriting it in a cuter font" energy, and honestly? iconic. 🎀

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✨ NAME ✨

pl2pm — a rough tool to translate Perl4 .pl files into Perl5 .pm modules 🦋

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

pl2pm files

💖 DESCRIPTION 💖

so pl2pm is a tool that helps you convert Perl4-style .pl library files into Perl5-style library modules. it's your little conversion bestie. 🫶

but listen, and this is important: usually your old .pl file will still work just fine. like, it's not broken, it's not embarrassing, it's fine. so you should only reach for this tool if you're actually planning to update your library to use some of the newer Perl 5 features — such as AutoLoading. iykyk. ✨

no cap: this is not a "your code is busted" situation. it's a "your code could be even more slay" situation. 🧚

💀 LIMITATIONS 💀

ngl, it's just a first step. 🫠 but like… it's usually a good first step. main character entry-point energy.

👑 AUTHOR 👑

Larry Wall <larry@wall.org> 💜

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and that's the whole page, bestie! this was PL2PM(1perl) from perl v5.44.0, dated 2026-10-17. periodt. 💅🌈⭐