---
name: "Test::Lib"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libtest-lib-perl"
version: "0.003-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Test::Lib"
---

# Test::Lib(3pm)

Use libraries from a t/lib directory

## NAME

Test::Lib - Use libraries from a t/lib directory

## SYNOPSIS

```
    use Test::Lib;
    use Test::More;
    use Private::Testing::Module;
    ok 1, 'passing test';
    my_test 'test from private module';
```

## DESCRIPTION

Searches upward from the calling module for a directory *t* with a *lib* directory inside it, and adds it to the module search path. Looks upward up to 5 directories.  This is intended to be used in test modules either directly in *t* or in a subdirectory to find their included testing libraries located in *t/lib*.

## AUTHOR

Graham Knop \<haarg@haarg.org\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is Copyright (c) 2012 by Graham Knop.

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