---
name: "blib"
section: "3perl"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl"
version: "5.44.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/blib/3perl"
---

# blib(3perl)

Use MakeMaker's uninstalled version of a package

## NAME

blib - Use MakeMaker's uninstalled version of a package

## SYNOPSIS

```
 perl -Mblib script [args...]
 perl -Mblib=dir script [args...]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Looks for MakeMaker-like *'blib'* directory structure starting in *dir* (or current directory) and working back up to five levels of '..'.

Intended for use on command line with **-M** option as a way of testing arbitrary scripts against an uninstalled version of a package.

However it is possible to :

```
 use blib;
 or
 use blib '..';
```

etc. if you really must.

## BUGS

Pollutes global name space for development only task.

## AUTHOR

Nick Ing-Simmons nik@tiuk.ti.com