Common Options¶

    --prefix=/path/to/modules    Place to put modules, executable scripts, etc.

Actions¶

install

Installs the modules listed on the command line, and their dependencies.

Options:

  --force      Install even if the same version of the module is already installed
  --notests    Don't run tests for the modules being installed.
  --nodeps     Skip installing modules' dependencies.
    

installdeps

Installs the dependencies of the listed modules, but not the modules themselves.

Options:

  --notests    Don't run tests for the dependencies being installed.
    

list

Lists all available modules.

Options:

        --verbose      Provide verbose output
        --installed    List only installed modules
    

update

Updates the local copy of the module database.

info

Lists information available on given modules.

search

Searches the database for module names/descriptions matching the given substring.

gen-meta

Generates a META.info with supplied options (see below).

Options:

        --notests          Specifies that the module whose META.info is being
                           generated doesn't have tests(?)
        --name=A::Name     Specify the module's name
        --auth=JRandom     Specify the author's name
        --ver=v0.1         Specify the module version
        --desc="A desc"    Specify the module description
    

smoke

Tests and installs all packages. (Not for typical use.)

Options:

        --exclude=A::Name    Specifies a package to skip testing.
    

look

Downloads and unpacks the listed modules, afterwards going to them with your shell.

'list', 'update', and 'smoke' don't take a list of module names to install. 'search' takes a string to search case-insensitively for in the database.