---
name: "cpan2doap"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "librdf-doap-lite-perl"
version: "0.002-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cpan2doap"
---

# cpan2doap(1p)

generate DOAP data from a CPAN distribution's root directory

## NAME

cpan2doap - generate DOAP data from a CPAN distribution's root directory

## SYNPOSIS

**cpan2doap** \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

The **cpan2doap** command generates DOAP data in either RDF/XML or Turtle serialization from the 'META.json' and 'Changes' files often found in a CPAN distribution's root directory.

## OPTIONS

- **--meta-file=F, -m F**

  Input file name conforming to CPAN::Meta::Spec. Defaults to 'META.json'.

- **--changes-file=F, -c F**

  Input file name conforming to CPAN::Changes::Spec. Defaults to 'Changes'.

- **--output-file=F, -o F**

  File name for output. Defaults to 'doap.rdf'.

- **--output-format=X**

  Output format. One of 'xml', 'ttl' or 'auto'.

- **--help, --usage, -h**

  Shows help.

- **--version, -V**

  Show version information.

## EXAMPLES

For many distributions, accepting the defaults is adequate:

```
        cpan2doap
```

For older distributions which use 'META.yml' instead of 'META.json':

```
        cpan2doap -m META.yml
```

To output data in Turtle format (less verbose than RDF/XML):

```
        cpan2doap -o doap.ttl
```

## BUGS

Please report any bugs to \<http://rt.cpan.org/Dist/Display.html?Queue=RDF-DOAP-Lite\>.

## SEE ALSO

RDF::DOAP::Lite.

## AUTHOR

Toby Inkster \<tobyink@cpan.org\>.

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENCE

This software is copyright (c) 2013 by Toby Inkster.

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

## DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

THIS PACKAGE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND WITHOUT ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.