---
name: "dancer2"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "libdancer2-perl"
version: "1.1.2+dfsg-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/dancer2"
---

# dancer2(1p)

Dancer2 command line interface

## NAME

dancer2 - Dancer2 command line interface

## VERSION

version 1.1.2

## SYNOPSIS

dancer2 \<command\> \[options...\]

## DESCRIPTION

Dancer2 is the new generation lightweight web-framework for Perl. This tool provides nice, easily-extendable CLI interface for it.

### Documentation Index

Documentation on Dancer2 is split into several manpages. Below is a complete outline on where to go for help.

- •

  Dancer2 Tutorial

  If you are new to the Dancer approach, you should start by reading our Dancer2::Tutorial.

- •

  Dancer2 Manual

  Dancer2::Manual is the reference for Dancer2. Here you will find information on the concepts of Dancer2 application development and a comprehensive reference to the Dancer2 domain specific language.

- •

  Dancer2 Keywords

  The keywords for Dancer2 can be found under DSL Keywords.

- •

  Dancer2 Deployment

  For configuration examples of different deployment solutions involving Dancer2 and Plack, refer to Dancer2::Manual::Deployment.

- •

  Dancer2 Cookbook

  Specific examples of code for real-life problems and some 'tricks' for applications in Dancer can be found in Dancer2::Cookbook

- •

  Dancer2 Config

  For configuration file details refer to Dancer2::Config. It is a complete list of all configuration options.

- •

  Dancer2 Plugins

  Refer to Dancer2::Plugins for a partial list of available Dancer2 plugins. Note that although we try to keep this list up to date we expect plugin authors to tell us about new modules.

- •

  Dancer2 Migration guide

  Dancer2::Manual::Migration provides the most up-to-date instruction on how to convert a Dancer (1) based application to Dancer2.

## NAME

dancer2 - Dancer2 command line interface

## COMMANDS

- •

  gen

  Create a new Dancer2 application.

- •

  version

  Display version of Dancer2 currently installed.

To get detailed description of each individual command run:

```
    dancer2 <command> --help
```

The latest list of available commands can be displayed by:

```
    dancer2
```

## AUTHOR

Dancer Core Developers

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2021 by Alexis Sukrieh.

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

## AUTHOR

Dancer Core Developers

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2024 by Alexis Sukrieh.

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