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I'm kinda new to perl, what's the best way to figure out what a lot of these packages actually do? The content of the readme's are hit or miss for quite a few.
by ImprovedSilence 15y ago
I'm kinda new to perl, what's the best way to figure out what a lot of these packages actually do? The content of the readme's are hit or miss for quite a few. I'd be curious if there's a collection of CPAN modules complete with helpful abstracts. Or maybe just point me to the right place, if I'm missing something.
- jrockway 15y agoMost people don't generate a README file. Instead, read the POD, which for a distribution Foo-Bar is usually located somewhere like http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Foo::Bar http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Foo::Bar
- prakashk 15y agoInstall cpandoc[1]. It's supercharged perldoc command. It lets you explore the CPAN ecosystem without installing the modules. $ cpandoc XML::Twig [ ... documentation for XML::Twig ...] [1] Coincidentally, today's Perl Advent article covers cpandoc (http://perladvent.org/2011/2011-12-15.html http://perladvent.org/2011/2011-12-15.html).
- gizzlon 15y agoIf you click on the name in the top-left corner, you'll be taken to metapan.org. Click on a module under "Modules" to view its documentation. The first module is often the "main" one. There are also Tasks::*, such as [1], at CPAN that can be a good start when you're looking for modules for a particular purpose. [1]: https://metacpan.org/module/Task::Kensho https://metacpan.org/module/Task::Kensho