NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       cpan - easily interact with CPAN from the command line

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

               # with arguments, installs specified modules
               cpan module_name [ module_name ... ]

               # with switches, installs modules with  extra  behavior
               cpan [-cimt] module_name [ module_name ... ]

               # without arguments, starts CPAN shell
               cpan

               # without arguments, but some switches
               cpan [-ahrv]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       This script provides a command interface (not a shell) to
       CPAN.pm.

       Meta Options    [Toc]    [Back]

       These options are mutually exclusive, and the script processes
 them in this order: [ahvr].  Once the script finds
       one, it ignores the others, and then exits after it finishes
 the task.  The script ignores any other command line
       options.

       -a  Creates the CPAN.pm autobundle with CPAN::Shell->autobundle.


       -h  Prints a help message.

       -r  Recompiles dynamically loaded modules with
           CPAN::Shell->recompile.

       -v  Print the script version and CPAN.pm version.

       Module options    [Toc]    [Back]

       These options are mutually exclusive, and the script processes
 them in alphabetical order.

       c   Runs a `make clean` in the specified module's directories.


       i   Installed the specified modules.

       m   Makes the specified modules.

       t   Runs a `make test` on the specified modules.
       Examples

               # print a help message
               cpan -h

               # print the version numbers
               cpan -v

               # create an autobundle
               cpan -a

               # recompile modules
               cpan -r

               # install modules
               cpan -i Netscape::Booksmarks Business::ISBN

TO DO    [Toc]    [Back]

       * add options for other CPAN::Shell functions autobundle,
       clean, make, recompile, test

BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       * none noted

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Most behaviour, including environment variables and configuration,
 comes directly from CPAN.pm.

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       brian d foy <[email protected]>


perl v5.8.5                 2002-11-06                          2