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NAME

App::ProgUtils - Command line to manipulate programs in PATH

VERSION

This document describes version 0.202 of App::ProgUtils (from Perl distribution App-ProgUtils), released on 2020-04-16.

SYNOPSIS

This distribution provides the following command-line utilities related to programs found in PATH:

The main feature of these utilities is tab completion.

FUNCTIONS

list_all_programs_in_path

Usage:

 list_all_programs_in_path(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]

List all programs in PATH.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • with_path => bool

Returns an enveloped result (an array).

First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200 means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

FAQ

What is the purpose of this distribution? Haven't other similar utilities existed?

For example, mpath from Module::Path distribution is similar to pmpath in App::PMUtils, and mversion from Module::Version distribution is similar to pmversion from App::PMUtils distribution, and so on.

True. The main point of these utilities is shell tab completion, to save typing.

HOMEPAGE

Please visit the project's homepage at https://metacpan.org/release/App-ProgUtils.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-ProgUtils.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=App-ProgUtils

When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.

SEE ALSO

Below is the list of distributions that provide CLI utilities for various purposes, with the focus on providing shell tab completion feature.

App::DistUtils, utilities related to Perl distributions.

App::DzilUtils, utilities related to Dist::Zilla.

App::GitUtils, utilities related to git.

App::IODUtils, utilities related to IOD configuration files.

App::LedgerUtils, utilities related to Ledger CLI files.

App::PlUtils, utilities related to Perl scripts.

App::PMUtils, utilities related to Perl modules.

App::ProgUtils, utilities related to programs.

App::WeaverUtils, utilities related to Pod::Weaver.

Complete::Program

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2020, 2019, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014 by perlancar@cpan.org.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.