7.2 Library Modules

As mentioned earlier, the following library modules are arranged in alphabetical order, for easy reference.

• AnyDBM_File - Provide Framework for Multiple DBMs
• AutoLoader - Load Functions Only on Demand
• AutoSplit - Split a Module for Autoloading
• Benchmark - Check and Compare Running Times of Code
• Carp - Generate Error Messages
• Config - Access Perl Configuration Information
• Cwd - Get Pathname of Current Working Directory
• DB_File - Access to Berkeley DB
• Devel::SelfStubber - Generate Stubs for a SelfLoading Module
• diagnostics - Force Verbose Warning Diagnostics
• DirHandle - Supply Object Methods for Directory Handles
• DynaLoader - Automatic Dynamic Loading of Perl Modules
• English - Use English or awk Names for Punctuation Variables
• Env - Import Environment Variables
• Exporter - Default Import Method for Modules
• ExtUtils::Install - Install Files from Here to There
• ExtUtils::Liblist - Determine Libraries to Use and How to Use Them
• ExtUtils::MakeMaker - Create a Makefile for a Perl Extension
• ExtUtils::Manifest - Utilities to Write and Check a MANIFEST File
• ExtUtils::Miniperl - Write the C Code for perlmain.c
• ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap - Make a Bootstrap File for Use by DynaLoader
• ExtUtils::Mksymlists - Write Linker Option Files for Dynamic Extension
• ExtUtils::MM_OS2 - Methods to Override UNIX Behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
• ExtUtils::MM_Unix - Methods Used by ExtUtils::MakeMaker
• ExtUtils::MM_VMS - Methods to Override UNIX Behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
• Fcntl - Load the C fcntl.h Defines
• File::Basename - Parse File Specifications
• File::CheckTree - Run Many Tests on a Collection of Files
• File::Copy - Copy Files or Filehandles
• File::Find - Traverse a File Tree
• File::Path - Create or Remove a Series of Directories
• FileCache - Keep More Files Open Than the System Permits
• FileHandle - Supply Object Methods for Filehandles
• GDBM_File - Tied Access to GDBM Library
• Getopt::Long - Extended Processing of Command-Line Options
• Getopt::Std - Process Single-Character Options with Option Clustering
• I18N::Collate - Compare 8-bit Scalar Data According to the Current Locale
• integer - Do Arithmetic in Integer Instead of Double
• IPC::Open2 - Open a Process for Both Reading and Writing
• IPC::Open3 - Open a Process for Reading, Writing, and Error Handling
• lib - Manipulate @INC at Compile-Time
• Math::BigFloat - Arbitrary-Length, Floating-Point Math Package
• Math::BigInt - Arbitrary-Length Integer Math Package
• Math::Complex - Complex Numbers Package
• NDBM_File - Tied Access to NDBM Files
• Net::Ping - Check Whether a Host Is Online
• ODBM_File - Tied Access to ODBM Files
• overload - Overload Perl's Mathematical Operations
• POSIX - Perl Interface to IEEE Std 1003.1
• Pod::Text - Convert POD Data to Formatted ASCII Text
• Safe - Create Safe Namespaces for Evaluating Perl Code
• SDBM_File - Tied Access to SDBM Files
• Search::Dict - Search for Key in Dictionary File
• SelectSaver - Save and Restore Selected Filehandle
• SelfLoader - Load Functions Only on Demand
• Shell - Run Shell Commands Transparently Within Perl
• sigtrap - Enable Stack Backtrace on Unexpected Signals
• Socket - Load the C socket.h Defines and Structure Manipulators
• strict - Restrict Unsafe Constructs
• subs - Predeclare Subroutine Names
• Symbol - Generate Anonymous Globs; Qualify Variable Names
• Sys::Hostname - Try Every Conceivable Way to Get Hostname
• Sys::Syslog - Perl Interface to UNIX syslog(3) Calls
• Term::Cap - Terminal Capabilities Interface
• Term::Complete - Word Completion Module
• Test::Harness - Run Perl Standard Test Scripts with Statistics
• Text::Abbrev - Create an Abbreviation Table from a List
• Text::ParseWords - Parse Text into a List of Tokens
• Text::Soundex - The Soundex Algorithm Described by Knuth
• Text::Tabs - Expand and Unexpand Tabs
• Text::Wrap - Wrap Text into a Paragraph
• Tie::Hash, Tie::StdHash - Base Class Definitions for Tied Hashes
• Tie::Scalar, Tie::StdScalar - Base Class Definitions for Tied Scalars
• Tie::SubstrHash - Fixed-table-size, Fixed-key-length Hashing
• Time::Local - Efficiently Compute Time from Local and GMT Time
• vars - Predeclare Global Variable Names