GET - evaluate and print a variable or value [% GET variable %] [% variable %] [% hash.var %] [% "value: $var" %] SET - assign a value to a variable [% SET variable = value %] [% variable = other_variable variable = 'literal text @ $100' variable = "interpolated text: $var" list = [ val, val, val, val, ... ] list = [ val..val ] hash = { var = val, var = val, ... } %] DEFAULT - as SET above, if variable(s) not set [% DEFAULT variable = value %] INCLUDE - include another template file/block, localising vars [% INCLUDE template %] [% INCLUDE template var = val, ... %] PROCESS - as above, without localising variables [% PROCESS template %] [% PROCESS template var = val, ... %] FOREACH - repeat block for each value in a list [% FOREACH variable = [ val, val, val ] %] [% FOREACH variable = list %] [% FOREACH list %] content... [% variable %] [% END %] WHILE - iterate while condition is true [% WHILE condition %] content [% END %] IF/UNLESS - process block if condition is true/false. [% IF condition %] content [% ELSIF condition %] content [% ELSE %] content [% END %] [% UNLESS condition %] content [% # ELSIF/ELSE as per IF, above %] content [% END %] BLOCK - define a template block for INCLUDE or PROCESS [% BLOCK template %] content [% END %] MACRO - create a named macro for some other directive or block [% MACRO directive %] FILTER - post-process block through a filter [% FILTER name %] [% FILTER name( params ) %] [% FILTER alias = name( params ) %] content [% END %] USE - load a "plugin" module [% USE name %] [% USE name( params ) %] [% USE var = name( params ) %] ... [% name.method %] [% var.method %] CATCH - define block to catch an exception [% CATCH etype %] content... [% e.type %] [% e.info %] [% END %] THROW - throw an exception [% THROW etype info %] ERROR - generate an error message (default: to STDERR) [% ERROR info %] BREAK - break out of FOREACH/WHILE [% BREAK %] RETURN - stop processing current template [% RETURN %] STOP - stop processing all templates and return to caller [% STOP %] COMMENT - ignored and deleted [% # this is a comment %] TAGS - define new tag characters (default: [% %]) [% TAGS <!-- --> %]
To install Template, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm Template
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install Template
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.