fvwm-perllib1
Shows the documentation of the fvwm perl library
Usage
fvwm-perllib [{--help | -h | -?}]
[{--version | -v | -V}]
[man
[Perl::Class]]
[cat
[Perl::Class]]
[raw
[Perl::Class]]
[dir]
Overview
Starting from fvwm-2.5.x versions there is a built-in support for creating fvwm modules in Perl. This fvwm-perllib utility provides help services for the Fvwm Perl library.
Options
-
--help -
Show the help and exit.
-
--version -
Show the version and exit.
--man or man [ Perl::Class ]
Show manual page just like man(1).
--cat or cat [ Perl::Class ]
Show manual page in plain text.
--raw or raw [ Perl::Class ]
Generate output in man format (not human readable).
--dir or dir
Print perllib directory without a trailing end of line.
Usage
Use this in the fvwm modules written in Perl:
use lib `fvwm-perllib dir`;
Introduction to the Fvwm Perl library:
% fvwm-perllib man
Manual page for the FVWM::Module class:
% fvwm-perllib man FVWM::Module
Standard options:
% fvwm-perllib --help % fvwm-perllib --version
Copying
The script is distributed by the same terms as fvwm itself. See GNU General Public License for details.
History
- Arch Linux 2026-11-01: the text shown here
- Debian 11 (Bullseye) to Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)
- Debian 5.0 (Lenny)
- Debian 4.0 (Etch) to Debian 3.1 (Sarge)
--help since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--version since Arch Linux 2026-11-01.