---
name: "Run::Parts"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "librun-parts-perl"
version: "0.09-2.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Run::Parts"
---

# Run::Parts(3pm)

Offers functionality of Debian's run-parts tool in Perl

## NAME

Run::Parts - Offers functionality of Debian's run-parts tool in Perl

## VERSION

version 0.09

## SYNOPSIS

Run::Parts offers functionality of Debian's [**run-parts**(8)](/run-parts/8.md) tool in Perl.

run-parts runs all the executable files named within constraints described in [**run-parts**(8)](/run-parts/8.md) and Run::Parts::Perl, found in the given directory.  Other files and directories are silently ignored.

Additionally it can just print the names of the all matching files (not limited to executables, but ignores blacklisted files like e.g. backup files), but don't actually run them.

This is useful when functionality or configuration is split over multiple files in one directory. A typical convention is that the directory name ends in ".d". Common examples for such split configuration directories:

```
    /etc/cron.d/
    /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/
    /etc/apt/sources.list.d/,
    /etc/aptitude-robot/pkglist.d/
    /etc/logrotate.d/
    /etc/rsyslog.d/
```

Perhaps a little code snippet.

```
    use Run::Parts;
    my $rp  = Run::Parts->new('directory'); # chooses backend automatically
    my $rpp = Run::Parts->new('directory', 'perl'); # pure perl backend
    my $rpd = Run::Parts->new('directory', 'debian'); # uses /bin/run-parts
    my @file_list        = $rp->list;
    my @executables_list = $rpp->test;
    my $commands_output  = $rpd->run;
    ...
```

## BACKENDS

Run::Parts contains two backend implementations. Run::Parts::Debian actually uses /bin/run-parts and Run::Parts::Perl is a pure Perl implementation of a basic set of [**run-parts**(8)](/run-parts/8.md)' functionality.

Run::Parts::Debian may or may not work with RedHat's simplified shell-script based reimplementation of Debian's [**run-parts**(8)](/run-parts/8.md).

By default Run::Parts uses Run::Parts::Debian if /bin/run-parts exists, Run::Parts::Perl otherwise. But you can also choose any of the backends explicitly.

## METHODS

### new (Constructor)

Creates a new Run::Parts object. Takes one parameter, the directory on which run-parts should work.

### run\_parts\_command

Returns the [**run-parts**(8)](/run-parts/8.md) command to run with the given command parameter.

### list

Lists all relevant files in the given directory. Equivalent to "run-parts --list".

### test

Lists all relevant executables in the given directory. Equivalent to "run-parts --test".

### run

Runs all relevant executables in the given directory. Equivalent to "run-parts".

### concat

Returns the concatenated contents of all relevant files in the given directory. Equivalent to "cat \`run-parts --list\`".

## SEE ALSO

[**run-parts**(8)](/run-parts/8.md), Run::Parts::Debian, Run::Parts::Perl

## BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests to `"bug-run-parts at` `rt.cpan.org"`, or through the web interface at \<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Run-Parts\>.  I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes.

## CODE

You can find a git repository of Run::Parts' code at \<https://github.com/xtaran/run-parts\>.

## SUPPORT

- •

  RT: CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here)

  \<http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Run-Parts\>

- •

  AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation

  \<http://annocpan.org/dist/Run-Parts\>

- •

  CPAN Ratings

  \<http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Run-Parts\>

- •

  Search CPAN

  \<http://search.cpan.org/dist/Run-Parts/\>

## AUTHOR

Axel Beckert \<abe@deuxchevaux.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2021 by Axel Beckert.

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.