Dpkg::Getopt(3perl)

🌸 NAME 🌸

Dpkg::Getopt — option parsing handling, bestie 💅

okay so real talk, this is a page from libdpkg-perl (section 3perl if you're keeping score), and it's about the little helper module that handles option parsing. lowkey iconic of it.

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✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

So Dpkg::Getopt is a module that gives you helper functions for option parsing, and it complements the system Getopt::Long module. Like, it's not here to replace Getopt::Long — it's the bestie that shows up with the extra glitter. 🦋

⚠️ Note: This is a private module, and its API can change at any time. No cap. So don't go building your whole personality around it, because it might just reinvent itself overnight 😭 treat it like a private group chat, not a public announcement.

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🎀 CHANGES 🎀

🧾 Version 0.xx

• This is a private module. That's it. That's the whole changelog, bestie. Short, sweet, and sworn to secrecy 🤫

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and that's the whole page! 🫶 this little write-up shipped with version 1.23.11-dirty and is dated 2026-09-09 — shoutout to the libdpkg-perl girlies, and to Dpkg::Getopt(3perl) for being the most mysterious private module in the group chat 💜✨🎀