packagePerlPowerTools;our$VERSION='1.049';1;=encoding utf8=head1 NAMEPerlPowerTools - BSD utilities written in pure Perl=head1 SYNOPSISInstall the commands and use them just as you would the normalBSD utilities.=head1 DESCRIPTIONThe Unix Reconstruction Project. By default, these install into theF<~/perlpowertools> directory. You'll probably need to add that directoryto C<PATH> to use them. You can install them anywhere you like bysetting C<INSTALL_BASE> when you run F<Makefile.PL>.=head2 Utilities=over 4=item addbib - create or extend a bibliographic database=item apply - Run a command many times with different arguments=item ar - create and maintain library archives=item arch - display system machine type=item arithmetic - improve your arithmetic skills=item asa - interpret ASA/FORTRAN carriage-controls=item awk - pattern-directed scanning and processing language=item banner - print large banner on printer=item base64 - base64 encode or decode=item basename -- print the basename of a file=item bc - An arbitrary precision calculator language=item cal - display a calendar=item cat - concatenate and print files.=item chgrp - change group ownership of files=item ching - the Book of Changes=item chmod - change permissions of files.=item chown - change ownership of files.=item clear - clear the screen=item cmp - compare two files=item col - filter reverse line feeds from input=item colrm - remove columns from a file=item comm - select or reject lines common to two files=item cp - copy files and/or directories=item cut - select portions of each line of a file=item date - display or set date and time=item dc - an arbitrary precision calculator=item deroff - strip troff, eqn and tbl sequences from text=item diff - Compute `intelligent' differences between two files / lists=item dirname - print the directory name of a path=item du - display disk usage statistics=item echo - echo arguments=item ed - text editor=item env - Run a program in a modified environment=item expand, unexpand - expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa=item expr - evaluate expression=item factor - factor a number=item false - Exit unsuccesfully=item file - determine file type=item find - search directory tree for files matching a pattern=item fish - plays the children's game of Go Fish=item fold - wrap each input line to fit specified width=item fortune - print a random, hopefully interesting, adage=item from - print names of those who have sent mail=item glob - 100% Perl implementation of (t)csh "globbing"=item grep - search for regular expressions and print=item hangman - perl version of the game hangman=item head - print the first lines of a file=item hexdump - dump a file in hex format=item id - show user information=item install - install files and directories=item join - relational database operator=item kill - send signals to a process=item ln - create links=item lock - reserves a terminal=item look - find lines in a sorted list=item ls - list file/directory information=item mail - implementation of Berkeley mail(1)=item maze - generate a maze problem=item mimedecode - extract MIME attachments in uudecode-like manner=item mkdir - create directories=item mkfifo - make named pipes=item moo - play a game of MOO=item morse - read morse and translate it to text=item nl - line numbering filter=item od - dump files in octal and other formats=item par - create a Perl archive of files=item paste - merge corresponding or subsequent lines of files=item patch - apply a diff file to an original=item pig - eformatray inputway asway Igpay Atinlay=item ping - probe for network hosts=item pom - display the phase of the moon=item ppt - reformat input as paper tape=item pr - convert text files for printing=item primes - generate primes=item printenv - Display the environment=item printf - format and print data=item pwd - working directory name=item rain - Let it rain.=item random - display lines at random, or exit with a random value=item rev - reverse lines of a file=item rm - remove directory entries=item rmdir - remove directories=item robots - fight off villainous robots=item rot13 - rotate text 13 ASCII characters=item shar - create a shell archive of files=item seq - output a sequence of numbers=item sleep - suspend execution for a number of seconds=item sort - sort or merge text files=item spell - scan a file for misspelled words=item split - split a file into pieces=item strings - extract strings=item sum - display file checksums and block counts=item tac - concatenate and print files in reverse=item tail - display the last part of a file=item tar - manipulate tape archives=item tee - pipe fitting=item test - condition evaluation utility=item time - times the execution of a command=item touch - change access and modification times of files=item tr - translate or delete characters=item true - Exit succesfully=item tcsort - topological sort=item tty - return user's terminal name=item uname - print system information=item expand, unexpand - expand tabs to spaces, and vice versa=item uniq - report or filter out repeated lines in a file=item units - conversion program=item unlink - one file rm=item unpar - extract files from a Perl archive=item unshar - extract files from a shell archive=item uudecode, uuencode - encode/decode a binary file=item wc - paragraph, line, word, character, and byte counter=item what - extract version information from a file=item which - report full paths of commands.=item whois - Internet domain name and network number directory service=item words - find words which can be made from a string of letters=item wump - Perl port of the "Hunt the Wumpus" game=item xargs - construct argument list(s) and execute utility=item yes - print out a string till doomsday=back=head1 SOURCE AVAILABILITYThis source is in Github:=head1 AUTHORbrian d foy, C<< <briandfoy@pobox.com> >> is the current maintainer, eventhough he wrote none of the utilities.=head1 COPYRIGHT AND LICENSECopyright © 2004-2023 by various authors. See each program forspecific information.This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modifyit under the same terms as Perl itself.=cut__END__