---
name: "viewperl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libsyntax-highlight-perl-improved-perl"
version: "1.01-8"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/viewperl"
---

# viewperl(1)

quickly view syntax highlighted Perl code

## NAME

viewperl - quickly view syntax highlighted Perl code

## SYNOPSIS

**viewperl** \[*OPTION*\]... *FILE*...

## DESCRIPTION

View a Perl source code file, syntax highlighted.

- **-c**, **--code**=*CODE*

  view CODE, syntax highlighted

- **-l**, **--lines**

  display line numbers

- **-L**, **--no-lines**

  suppress display of line numbers (default)

- **-m**, **--module**=*FILE*

  consider FILE the name of a module, not a file name

- **-n**, **--name**

  display the name of each file (default)

- **-N**, **--no-name**

  suppress display of file names (implied by **--no-reset**)

- **-p**, **--pod**

  display inline POD documentation (default)

- **-P**, **--no-pod**

  hide POD documentation (line numbers still increment)

- **-r**, **--reset**

  reset formatting and line numbers each file (default)

- **-R**, **--no-reset**

  suppress resetting of formatting and line numbers

- **-s**, **--shift**=*WIDTH*

  set tab width (default is 4)

- **-t**, **--tabs**

  translate tabs into spaces (default)

- **-T**, **--no-tabs**

  suppress translating of tabs into spaces

- **--help**

  display this help and exit

Note that module names should be given as they would appear after a Perl \`use' or \`require' statement.  \`Getopt::Long', for example.

Each string given using **-c** is considered a different file, so line number and formatting resets will apply.

View a Perl source code file, syntax highlighted.

- **-c**, **--code**=*CODE*

  view CODE, syntax highlighted

- **-l**, **--lines**

  display line numbers

- **-L**, **--no-lines**

  suppress display of line numbers (default)

- **-m**, **--module**=*FILE*

  consider FILE the name of a module, not a file name

- **-n**, **--name**

  display the name of each file (default)

- **-N**, **--no-name**

  suppress display of file names (implied by **--no-reset**)

- **-p**, **--pod**

  display inline POD documentation (default)

- **-P**, **--no-pod**

  hide POD documentation (line numbers still increment)

- **-r**, **--reset**

  reset formatting and line numbers each file (default)

- **-R**, **--no-reset**

  suppress resetting of formatting and line numbers

- **-s**, **--shift**=*WIDTH*

  set tab width (default is 4)

- **-t**, **--tabs**

  translate tabs into spaces (default)

- **-T**, **--no-tabs**

  suppress translating of tabs into spaces

- **--help**

  display this help and exit

Note that module names should be given as they would appear after a Perl \`use' or \`require' statement.  \`Getopt::Long', for example.

Each string given using **-c** is considered a different file, so line number and formatting resets will apply.