section 3perl · Library functions 📚

A

• AnyDBM_File(3perl)provide framework for multiple DBMs✨
• App::Cpan(3perl)easily interact with CPAN from the command line✨
• App::Prove(3perl)Implements the "prove" command.✨
• App::Prove::State(3perl)State storage for the "prove" command.✨
• App::Prove::State::Result(3perl)Individual test suite results.✨
• App::Prove::State::Result::Test(3perl)Individual test results.✨
• Archive::Tar(3perl)module for manipulations of tar archives✨
• Archive::Tar::File(3perl)a subclass for in-memory extracted file from Archive::Tar✨
• Attribute::Handlers(3perl)Simpler definition of attribute handlers✨
• attributes(3perl)get/set subroutine or variable attributes✨
• autodie(3perl)Replace functions with ones that succeed or die with lexical scope✨
• autodie::exception(3perl)Exceptions from autodying functions.✨
• autodie::exception::system(3perl)Exceptions from autodying system().✨
• autodie::hints(3perl)Provide hints about user subroutines to autodie✨
• autodie::Scope::Guard(3perl)Wrapper class for calling subs at end of scope✨
• autodie::Scope::GuardStack(3perl)Hook stack for managing scopes via %^H✨
• autodie::skip(3perl)Skip a package when throwing autodie exceptions✨
• autodie::Util(3perl)Internal Utility subroutines for autodie and Fatal✨
• AutoLoader(3perl)load subroutines only on demand✨
• AutoSplit(3perl)split a package for autoloading✨
• autouse(3perl)postpone load of modules until a function is used✨

B

• B(3perl)The Perl Compiler Backend✨
• B::Concise(3perl)Walk Perl syntax tree, printing concise info about ops✨
• B::Deparse(3perl)Perl compiler backend to produce perl code✨
• B::Op_private(3perl)OP op_private flag definitions✨
• B::Showlex(3perl)Show lexical variables used in functions or files✨
• B::Terse(3perl)Walk Perl syntax tree, printing terse info about ops✨
• B::Xref(3perl)Generates cross reference reports for Perl programs✨
• base(3perl)Establish an ISA relationship with base classes at compile time✨
• Benchmark(3perl)Benchmark running times of Perl code✨
• bigfloat(3perl)transparent big floating point number support for Perl✨
• bigint(3perl)transparent big integer support for Perl✨
• bignum(3perl)transparent big number support for Perl✨
• bigrat(3perl)transparent big rational number support for Perl✨
• blib(3perl)Use MakeMaker's uninstalled version of a package✨
• builtin(3perl)Perl pragma to import built-in utility functions✨
• bytes(3perl)Perl pragma to expose the individual bytes of characters✨

C

• Carp(3perl)alternative warn and die for modules✨
• charnames(3perl)access to Unicode character names and named character sequences; also define character names✨
• Class::Struct(3perl)declare struct-like datatypes as Perl classes✨
• Compress::Raw::Bzip2(3perl)Low-Level Interface to bzip2 compression library✨
• Compress::Raw::Zlib(3perl)Low-Level Interface to zlib or zlib-ng compression library✨
• Compress::Zlib(3perl)Interface to zlib compression library✨
• Config(3perl)access Perl configuration information✨
• Config::Extensions(3perl)hash lookup of which core extensions were built.✨
• Config::Perl::V(3perl)Structured data retrieval of perl -V output✨
• constant(3perl)Perl pragma to declare constants✨
• CORE(3perl)Namespace for Perl's core routines✨
• CPAN(3perl)query, download and build perl modules from CPAN sites✨
• CPAN::API::HOWTO(3perl)a recipe book for programming with CPAN.pm✨
• CPAN::Debug(3perl)internal debugging for CPAN.pm✨
• CPAN::Distroprefs(3perl)read and match distroprefs✨
• CPAN::FirstTime(3perl)Utility for CPAN::Config file Initialization✨
• CPAN::HandleConfig(3perl)internal configuration handling for CPAN.pm✨
• CPAN::Kwalify(3perl)Interface between CPAN.pm and Kwalify.pm✨
• CPAN::Meta(3perl)the distribution metadata for a CPAN dist✨
• CPAN::Meta::Converter(3perl)Convert CPAN distribution metadata structures✨
• CPAN::Meta::Feature(3perl)an optional feature provided by a CPAN distribution✨
• CPAN::Meta::History(3perl)history of CPAN Meta Spec changes✨
• CPAN::Meta::History::Meta_1_0(3perl)Version 1.0 metadata specification for META.yml✨
• CPAN::Meta::History::Meta_1_1(3perl)Version 1.1 metadata specification for META.yml✨
• CPAN::Meta::History::Meta_1_2(3perl)Version 1.2 metadata specification for META.yml✨
• CPAN::Meta::History::Meta_1_3(3perl)Version 1.3 metadata specification for META.yml✨
• CPAN::Meta::History::Meta_1_4(3perl)Version 1.4 metadata specification for META.yml✨
• CPAN::Meta::Merge(3perl)Merging CPAN Meta fragments✨
• CPAN::Meta::Prereqs(3perl)a set of distribution prerequisites by phase and type✨
• CPAN::Meta::Requirements(3perl)a set of version requirements for a CPAN dist✨
• CPAN::Meta::Requirements::Range(3perl)a set of version requirements for a CPAN dist✨
• CPAN::Meta::Spec(3perl)specification for CPAN distribution metadata✨
• CPAN::Meta::Validator(3perl)validate CPAN distribution metadata structures✨
• CPAN::Meta::YAML(3perl)Read and write a subset of YAML for CPAN Meta files✨
• CPAN::Mirrors(3perl)Get CPAN mirror information and select a fast one✨
• CPAN::Nox(3perl)Wrapper around CPAN.pm without using any XS module✨
• CPAN::Plugin(3perl)Base class for CPAN shell extensions✨
• CPAN::Plugin::Specfile(3perl)Proof of concept implementation of a trivial CPAN::Plugin✨
• CPAN::Queue(3perl)internal queue support for CPAN.pm✨
• CPAN::Tarzip(3perl)internal handling of tar archives for CPAN.pm✨
• CPAN::Version(3perl)utility functions to compare CPAN versions✨
• Cwd(3perl)get pathname of current working directory✨

D

• Data::Dumper(3perl)stringified perl data structures, suitable for both printing and "eval"✨
• Data::UUID(3perl)OSSP uuid Backward Compatibility Perl Binding✨
• DB(3perl)programmatic interface to the Perl debugging API✨
• DB_File(3perl)Perl access to Berkeley DB 1.x✨
• DBM_Filter(3perl)Filter DBM keys/values✨
• DBM_Filter::compress(3perl)filter for DBM_Filter✨
• DBM_Filter::encode(3perl)filter for DBM_Filter✨
• DBM_Filter::int32(3perl)filter for DBM_Filter✨
• DBM_Filter::null(3perl)filter for DBM_Filter✨
• DBM_Filter::utf8(3perl)filter for DBM_Filter✨
• deprecate(3perl)Perl pragma for deprecating the inclusion of a module in core✨
• Devel::Peek(3perl)A data debugging tool for the XS programmer✨
• Devel::PPPort(3perl)Perl/Pollution/Portability✨
• Devel::SelfStubber(3perl)generate stubs for a SelfLoading module✨
• diagnostics(3perl)produce verbose warning diagnostics✨
• Digest(3perl)Modules that calculate message digests✨
• Digest::base(3perl)Digest base class✨
• Digest::file(3perl)Calculate digests of files✨
• Digest::MD5(3perl)Perl interface to the MD5 Algorithm✨
• Digest::SHA(3perl)Perl extension for SHA-1/224/256/384/512✨
• DirHandle(3perl)(obsolete) supply object methods for directory handles✨
• Dpkg(3perl)module with core variables✨
• Dpkg::Arch(3perl)handle architectures✨
• Dpkg::Archive::Ar(3perl)Unix ar archive support✨
• Dpkg::Build::Env(3perl)track build environment✨
• Dpkg::Build::Info(3perl)handle build information✨
• Dpkg::Build::Types(3perl)track build types✨
• Dpkg::BuildAPI(3perl)handle build API versions✨
• Dpkg::BuildDriver(3perl)drive the build of a Debian package✨
• Dpkg::BuildDriver::DebianRules(3perl)build a Debian package using debian/rules✨
• Dpkg::BuildEnv(3perl)track build environment✨
• Dpkg::BuildFlags(3perl)query build flags✨
• Dpkg::BuildInfo(3perl)handle build information✨
• Dpkg::BuildOptions(3perl)parse and update build options✨
• Dpkg::BuildProfiles(3perl)handle build profiles✨
• Dpkg::BuildTree(3perl)handle build tree actions✨
• Dpkg::BuildTypes(3perl)track build types✨
• Dpkg::Changelog(3perl)base class to implement a changelog parser✨
• Dpkg::Changelog::Debian(3perl)parse Debian changelogs✨
• Dpkg::Changelog::Entry(3perl)represents a changelog entry✨
• Dpkg::Changelog::Entry::Debian(3perl)represents a Debian changelog entry✨
• Dpkg::Changelog::Parse(3perl)generic changelog parser for dpkg-parsechangelog✨
• Dpkg::Checksums(3perl)generate and manipulate file checksums✨
• Dpkg::Color(3perl)color output handling✨
• Dpkg::Compression(3perl)simple database of available compression methods✨
• Dpkg::Compression::FileHandle(3perl)class dealing transparently with file compression✨
• Dpkg::Compression::Process(3perl)run compression/decompression processes✨
• Dpkg::Conf(3perl)parse dpkg configuration files✨
• Dpkg::Control(3perl)parse and manipulate official control-like information✨
• Dpkg::Control::Changelog(3perl)represent info fields output by dpkg-parsechangelog✨
• Dpkg::Control::Fields(3perl)manage (list of official) control fields✨
• Dpkg::Control::FieldsCore(3perl)manage (list of official) control fields✨
• Dpkg::Control::Hash(3perl)parse and manipulate a stanza of deb822 fields✨
• Dpkg::Control::HashCore(3perl)parse and manipulate a stanza of deb822 fields✨
• Dpkg::Control::HashCore::Tie(3perl)ties a Dpkg::Control::Hash object✨
• Dpkg::Control::Info(3perl)parse files like debian/control✨
• Dpkg::Control::Tests(3perl)parse files like debian/tests/control✨
• Dpkg::Control::Tests::Entry(3perl)represents a test suite entry✨
• Dpkg::Control::Types(3perl)export CTRL_* constants✨
• Dpkg::Deps(3perl)parse and manipulate dependencies of Debian packages✨
• Dpkg::Deps::AND(3perl)list of AND dependencies✨
• Dpkg::Deps::KnownFacts(3perl)list of installed real and virtual packages✨
• Dpkg::Deps::Multiple(3perl)base module to represent multiple dependencies✨
• Dpkg::Deps::OR(3perl)list of OR dependencies✨
• Dpkg::Deps::Simple(3perl)represents a single dependency statement✨
• Dpkg::Deps::Union(3perl)list of unrelated dependencies✨
• Dpkg::Dist::Files(3perl)handle built artifacts to distribute✨
• Dpkg::Email::Address(3perl)manage an email address✨
• Dpkg::Email::AddressList(3perl)manage email address lists✨
• Dpkg::ErrorHandling(3perl)handle error conditions✨
• Dpkg::Exit(3perl)program exit handlers✨
• Dpkg::File(3perl)file handling✨
• Dpkg::Getopt(3perl)option parsing handling✨
• Dpkg::Gettext(3perl)convenience wrapper around Locale::gettext✨
• Dpkg::Index(3perl)generic index of control information✨
• Dpkg::Interface::Storable(3perl)common methods related to object serialization✨
• Dpkg::IPC(3perl)helper functions for IPC✨
• Dpkg::Lock(3perl)file locking support✨
• Dpkg::OpenPGP(3perl)multi-backend OpenPGP support✨
• Dpkg::OpenPGP::Backend(3perl)OpenPGP backend base class✨
• Dpkg::OpenPGP::Backend::GnuPG(3perl)OpenPGP backend for GnuPG✨
• Dpkg::OpenPGP::Backend::Sequoia(3perl)OpenPGP backend for Sequoia✨
• Dpkg::OpenPGP::Backend::SOP(3perl)OpenPGP backend for SOP✨
• Dpkg::OpenPGP::ErrorCodes(3perl)OpenPGP error codes✨
• Dpkg::OpenPGP::KeyHandle(3perl)OpenPGP key handle support✨
• Dpkg::Package(3perl)package properties handling✨
• Dpkg::Path(3perl)some common path handling functions✨
• Dpkg::Shlibs(3perl)shared library location handling✨
• Dpkg::Shlibs::Cppfilt(3perl)C++ symbol mangling support via c++filt✨
• Dpkg::Shlibs::Objdump(3perl)symbol support via objdump✨
• Dpkg::Shlibs::Objdump::Object(3perl)represent an object from objdump output✨
• Dpkg::Shlibs::Symbol(3perl)represent an object file symbol✨
• Dpkg::Shlibs::SymbolFile(3perl)represent a symbols file✨
• Dpkg::Source::Archive(3perl)source tarball archive support✨
• Dpkg::Source::BinaryFiles(3perl)manipulate debian/source/include-binaries files✨
• Dpkg::Source::Format(3perl)manipulate debian/source/format files✨
• Dpkg::Source::Functions(3perl)miscellaneous source package handling functions✨
• Dpkg::Source::Package(3perl)manipulate Debian source packages✨
• Dpkg::Source::Package::V1(3perl)class for source format 1.0✨
• Dpkg::Source::Package::V2(3perl)class for source format 2.0✨
• Dpkg::Source::Package::V3::Bzr(3perl)class for source format 3.0 (bzr)✨
• Dpkg::Source::Package::V3::Custom(3perl)class for source format 3.0 (custom)✨
• Dpkg::Source::Package::V3::Git(3perl)class for source format 3.0 (git)✨
• Dpkg::Source::Package::V3::Native(3perl)class for source format 3.0 (native)✨
• Dpkg::Source::Package::V3::Quilt(3perl)class for source format 3.0 (quilt)✨
• Dpkg::Source::Patch(3perl)represent a patch file✨
• Dpkg::Source::Quilt(3perl)represent a quilt patch queue✨
• Dpkg::Substvars(3perl)handle variable substitution in strings✨
• Dpkg::SysInfo(3perl)system information support✨
• Dpkg::Vendor(3perl)get access to some vendor specific information✨
• Dpkg::Vendor::Debian(3perl)Debian vendor class✨
• Dpkg::Vendor::Default(3perl)default vendor class✨
• Dpkg::Vendor::Devuan(3perl)Devuan vendor class✨
• Dpkg::Vendor::PureOS(3perl)PureOS vendor class✨
• Dpkg::Vendor::Ubuntu(3perl)Ubuntu vendor class✨
• Dpkg::Version(3perl)handling and comparing dpkg-style version numbers✨
• Dumpvalue(3perl)provides screen dump of Perl data.✨
• DynaLoader(3perl)Dynamically load C libraries into Perl code✨

E

• Encode(3perl)character encodings in Perl✨
• Encode::Alias(3perl)alias definitions to encodings✨
• Encode::Byte(3perl)Single Byte Encodings✨