---
name: "Perl::Critic::Utils::Perl"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-perl-critic"
version: "1.156-3"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Perl::Critic::Utils::Perl"
---

# Perl::Critic::Utils::Perl(3pm)

Utility functions for dealing with Perl language issues.

## NAME

Perl::Critic::Utils::Perl - Utility functions for dealing with Perl language issues.

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Perl::Critic::Utils::Perl qw< :all >;
    my $name = symbol_without_sigil('$foo');    # $name is "foo".
```

## DESCRIPTION

This handles various issues with Perl, the language, that aren't necessarily PPI related.

## INTERFACE SUPPORT

This is considered to be a public module.  Any changes to its interface will go through a deprecation cycle.

## IMPORTABLE SUBROUTINES

- symbol\_without\_sigil( $symbol )

  Returns the name of the specified symbol with any sigil at the front. The parameter can be a vanilla Perl string or a PPI::Element.

## AUTHOR

Elliot Shank \<perl@galumph.com\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2007-2011 Elliot Shank.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.  The full text of this license can be found in the LICENSE file included with this module.