---
name: "wml::imp::generic"
section: "3"
platform: "linux"
package: "wml"
version: "2.32.0~ds1-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/wml::imp::generic"
---

# wml::imp::generic(3)

Generic Import Of External Resources

## NAME

wml::imp::generic - Generic Import Of External Resources

## SYNOPSIS

```
 #use wml::imp::generic
 <import src="url" [format="..."]>
```

## DESCRIPTION

This tag imports an external resource via URL or filename. The `"<import>"` tag gets replaced by the contents of the external resource formatted via the `"verbatim"`, `"pod"`, `"sdf"` or `"text"` formatting filters.

Remote retrival only works if at least one of the following programs can be found:

```
   - Perl function: LWP::Simple::get()
   - Program: lynx
   - Program: wget
   - Program: fetch
```

## AUTHOR

```
 Ralf S. Engelschall
 rse@engelschall.com
 www.engelschall.com
```

## REQUIRES

```
 Internal: P1, P2, P3
 External: LWP::Simple::get (P5M) | lynx (PATH) | wget (PATH) | fetch (PATH)
```

## SEE ALSO

**LWP::Simple**(3), [**lynx**(1)](/lynx/1.md), [**wget**(1)](/wget/1.md), [**fetch**(1)](/fetch/1.md)