Dist::Z...:Command(3)

💖 NAME 💖

okay so bestie, Dist::Zilla::App::Command is literally the base class for dzil commands — like, every dzil subcommand out there is lowkey built on top of this one. she's the blueprint, the blueprint-est blueprint, the main character that the other commands spawn from. we're talking about the manual page for Dist::Zilla::App::Command and she is serving foundation energy. periodt. 💅

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✨ VERSION ✨

this baddie is clocking in at version 6.040 🎀

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🌸 PERL VERSION 🌸

so here's the vibe check on perl versions, and ngl it's giving "we keep it fresh only": this module should work on any version of perl still receiving updates from the Perl 5 Porters. which basically means any perl released in the last two to three years, fr fr. like, if the most recently released version is v5.40, then this module should work on both v5.40 and v5.38 too. queen behavior. 👑

but — and not me being the bearer of bad news 😭 — although it may work on older versions of perl, there is no guarantee that the minimum required version will not be increased. like, the version may be increased for any reason, and there is no promise that patches will be accepted to lower the minimum required perl. so don't come for her with a v5.8 patch, bestie, she's not doing that. it's giving "requirements go up, never down." 💀

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🦋 METHODS 🦋

💜 zilla

this one returns the Dist::Zilla object that's in use by the command. and if none has been constructed yet? no worries bestie, one will be made for you by calling:

Dist::Zilla->from_config

and that's it, that's the whole thing. she's just handing you the object. 🫶

and also — tiny cute note — this method just delegates to the Dist::Zilla::App object! so like, no extra work happening here, she's just passing the message along. iykyk.

🎀 log

this method calls the log method of the application's chrome. yes, chrome, like the dist-zilla chrome, not the browser, calm down. ✨ that's it, that's the method, she calls log on chrome and minds her own business.

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🌈 AUTHOR 🌈

Ricardo SIGNES 😏 <cpan@semiotic.systems>

(iconic author credit moment, the 😏 is doing SO much heavy lifting and i respect it 💅)

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👑 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE 👑

this software is copyright (c) 2026 by Ricardo SIGNES.

and here's the legal tea, bestie: this is free software 🎉 you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself. slay, open source, we love to see it. 🌈

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okay that's the whole page, no cap, every single fact intact and every vibe immaculate. go forth and build your dzil commands, you gorgeous creature. 🧚💖

signing off: this gorgeous little doc shipped as perl v5.42.3, dated 2026-10-19, and she's the Dist::Zilla::App::Command manual page, forever and always. 🎀✨ bye bestie!!