---
name: "pirl"
section: "1p"
platform: "linux"
package: "libshell-perl-perl"
version: "0.0026-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pirl"
---

# pirl(1p)

A read-eval-print loop in Perl (see Shell::Perl)

## NAME

pirl - A read-eval-print loop in Perl (see Shell::Perl)

## SYNOPSIS

```
    pirl
    pirl --noornaments
    pirl --version
    pirl -v
    pirl -I dir
    pirl -Idir1 -Idir2
```

## EXAMPLE SESSION

```
    $ pirl
    Welcome to the Perl shell. Type ':help' for more information
    pirl @> 1+1
    2
    pirl @> use YAML qw(Load Dump);
    ()
    pirl @> $data = Load("--- { a: 1, b: [ 1, 2, 3] }\n");
    { a => 1, b => [1, 2, 3] }
    pirl @> $var = 'a 1 2 3'; $var =~ /(\w+) (\d+) (\d+)/
    ("a", 1, 2)
    pirl @> :q
```

## DESCRIPTION

This script is the command-line interface to `"Shell::Perl"` which does it all.

By now, read the fine details at `"Shell::Perl"` documentation.

## OPTIONS

```
    -I dir - add the given directory to @INC
    --ornaments - turn on terminal ornaments (default)
    --noornaments - turn off terminal organments
    --version, -v - prints version info and exits with 0
```

## SEE ALSO

See Shell::Perl for more documentation.

## COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2007–2011 by Adriano R. Ferreira

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