1PMDESC(1)             User Contributed Perl Documentation            PMDESC(1)
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NAME

6       pmdesc - print out version and whatis description of perl modules
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DESCRIPTION

9       Given one or more module names, show the version number (if known) and
10       the `whatis' line, that is, the NAME section's description, typically
11       used for generation whatis databases.
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EXAMPLES

14           $ pmdesc IO::Socket
15           IO::Socket (1.25) - Object interface to socket communications
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17           $ oldperl pmdesc IO::Socket
18           IO::Socket (1.1603) - Object interface to socket communications
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20           $ pmdesc `pminst -s ⎪ perl -lane 'print $F[1] if $F[0] =~ /site/'`
21           XML::Parser::Expat (2.19) - Lowlevel access to James Clark's expat XML parser
22           XML::Parser (2.19) - A perl module for parsing XML documents
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RESTRICTIONS

25       This only works on modules.  It should also work on filenames, but then
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SEE ALSO

30       pmdesc(1) pminst(1) pmpath(1) pmvers(1)
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33       Copyright (c) 1999 Tom Christiansen
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35       This is free software.  You may modify it and distribute it under
36       Perl's Artistic Licence.  Modified versions must be clearly indicated.
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