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6 cpanp - The CPANPLUS launcher
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9 cpanp
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11 cpanp [-]a [ --[no-]option... ] author...
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13 cpanp [-]mfitulrcz [ --[no-]option... ] module...
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15 cpanp [-]d [ --[no-]option... ] [ --fetchdir=... ] module...
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19 cpanp [-]o [ --[no-]option... ] [ module... ]
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22 This script launches the CPANPLUS utility to perform various operations
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26 Optionally, it can take a single-letter switch and one or more
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34 a AUTHOR ... # search by author(s)
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40 u MODULE ... # uninstall module(s)
41 d MODULE ... # download module(s)
42 l MODULE ... # display detailed information about module(s)
43 r MODULE ... # display README files of module(s)
44 c MODULE ... # check for module report(s) from cpan-testers
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49 o [ MODULE ... ] # list installed module(s) that aren't up to date
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