1MODULE-STARTER(1) User Contributed Perl Documentation MODULE-STARTER(1)
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6 module-starter - creates a skeleton module distribution
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9 module-starter [options]
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13 --module=module Module name (required, repeatable)
14 --distro=name Distribution name (optional)
15 --dir=dirname Directory name to create new module in (optional)
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17 --builder=module Build with 'ExtUtils::MakeMaker' or 'Module::Build'
18 --eumm Same as --build=ExtUtils::MakeMaker
19 --mb Same as --build=Module::Build
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21 --author=name Author's name (required)
22 --email=email Author's email (required)
23 --license=type License under which the module will be distributed
24 (default is the same license as perl)
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26 --verbose Print progress messages while working
27 --force Delete pre-existing files if needed
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33 module-starter --module=Foo::Bar,Foo::Bat \
34 --author="Andy Lester" --email=andy@petdance.com
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37 "module-starter" is a command-line interface to Module::Starter, which
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43 If no directory name is supplied, the distribution name will be used
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47 Multiple --builder options may be supplied to produce the files for
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51 module-starter will look for a configuration file before reading its
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53 ule-starter/config" but if the MODULE_STARTER_DIR environment variable
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56 The configuration file is just a list of names and values, separated by
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61 email: rjbs@cpan.org
62 plugins: Module::Starter::Simple Module::Starter::Plugin::XYZ
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