---
name: "Mojolicious::Command::cgi"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libmojolicious-perl"
version: "9.39+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Mojolicious::Command::cgi"
---

# Mojolicious::Command::cgi(3pm)

CGI command

## NAME

Mojolicious::Command::cgi - CGI command

## SYNOPSIS

```
  Usage: APPLICATION cgi [OPTIONS]
    ./myapp.pl cgi
  Options:
    -h, --help          Show this summary of available options
        --home <path>   Path to home directory of your application, defaults to
                        the value of MOJO_HOME or auto-detection
    -m, --mode <name>   Operating mode for your application, defaults to the
                        value of MOJO_MODE/PLACK_ENV or "development"
        --nph           Enable non-parsed-header mode
```

## DESCRIPTION

Mojolicious::Command::cgi starts applications with the Mojo::Server::CGI backend.

This is a core command, that means it is always enabled and its code a good example for learning to build new commands, you're welcome to fork it.

See "COMMANDS" in Mojolicious::Commands for a list of commands that are available by default.

## ATTRIBUTES

Mojolicious::Command::cgi inherits all attributes from Mojolicious::Command and implements the following new ones.

### description

```
  my $description = $cgi->description;
  $cgi            = $cgi->description('Foo');
```

Short description of this command, used for the command list.

### usage

```
  my $usage = $cgi->usage;
  $cgi      = $cgi->usage('Foo');
```

Usage information for this command, used for the help screen.

## METHODS

Mojolicious::Command::cgi inherits all methods from Mojolicious::Command and implements the following new ones.

### run

```
  $cgi->run(@ARGV);
```

Run this command.

## SEE ALSO

Mojolicious, Mojolicious::Guides, \<https://mojolicious.org\>.