---
name: "patchperl"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "perl-devel-patchperl"
version: "2.14-2"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/patchperl"
---

# patchperl(1p)

patch a perl source tree

## NAME

patchperl - patch a perl source tree

## VERSION

version 2.14

## SYNOPSIS

```
  patchperl
```

## COMMAND LINE SWITCHES

- "--version"

  Prints the version of Devel::PatchPerl to STDOUT and exits

- "--patchlevel"

  Devel::PatchPerl will normally update the `"patchlevel.h"` file in the perl source tree to indicate that it has applied local patches. This behaviour is negated if it is detected that it is operating in a git repository. To override this and update `"patchlevel.h"` when in a Git repository use this switch.

## AUTHOR

Chris Williams \<chris@bingosnet.co.uk\>

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 2025 by Chris Williams and Marcus Holland-Moritz.

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