---
name: "ZoneMinder::General"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "zoneminder"
version: "1.36.35+dfsg1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ZoneMinder::General"
---

# ZoneMinder::General(3pm)

Utility Functions for ZoneMinder

## NAME

ZoneMinder::General - Utility Functions for ZoneMinder

## SYNOPSIS

use ZoneMinder::General;

## DESCRIPTION

This module contains the common definitions and functions used by the rest of the ZoneMinder scripts

### EXPORT

```
    functions => [ qw(
      executeShellCommand
      getCmdFormat
      runCommand
      setFileOwner
      createEventPath
      createEvent
      makePath
      jsonEncode
      jsonDecode
      packageControl
      daemonControl
      systemStatus
      ) ]
```

## AUTHOR

Philip Coombes, \<philip.coombes@zoneminder.com\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2001-2008  Philip Coombes

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.