Glob

File::Glob is a Perl extension for BSD glob routine. SYNOPSIS use File::Glob :glob; @list = bsd_glob(*.[ch]); $homedir = bsd_glob(~gnat, GLOB_TILDE | GLOB_ERR); if (GLOB_ERROR) { # an error occurred reading $homedir } ## override the core glob (CORE::glob() does this automatically... Platforms: *nix

The string_glob_permute() function provided by the String::Glob::Permute Perl module expands glob-like notations in text strings and returns all possible permutations. For example, to run a script on hosts host1, host2, and host3, you might write @hosts = string_glob_permute( "host[1-3]" );... Platforms: *nix

XML::Literal is a Perl module with syntax support for XML literals. SYNOPSIS # This is not a source filter: it just augments glob(). use XML::Simple; use XML::Literal &XMLin; # Simple element my $xml1 = < hr/ >; # With variable interpolation my $xml2 = < input value=$ARGV[0] / >; #... Platforms: *nix

File::Wildcard is a Perl module for enhanced glob processing. SYNOPSIS use File::Wildcard; my $foo = File::Wildcard->new(path => "/home/me///core"); while (my $file = $foo->next) { unlink $file; } When looking at how various operating systems do filename wildcard expansion (globbing),... Platforms: *nix

Archive::Ar is a Perl interface for manipulating ar archives. SYNOPSIS use Archive::Ar; my $ar = new Archive::Ar("./foo.ar"); $ar->add_data("newfile.txt","Some contents", $properties); $ar->add_files("./bar.tar.gz", "bat.pl") $ar->add_files(["./again.gz"]); $ar->remove("file1",... Platforms: *nix

File::BSDGlob is a Perl extension for BSD glob routine. SYNOPSIS use File::BSDGlob :glob; @list = glob(*.[ch]); $homedir = glob(~gnat, GLOB_TILDE | GLOB_ERR); if (GLOB_ERROR) { # an error occurred reading $homedir } ## override the core glob (even with -T) use File::BSDGlob globally;... Platforms: *nix

Mapdir is a small utility module that provides a very flexible and general functional programming (read: easy) mechanism for applying functions to all (or selected) files and subdirectories in a directory.Sample applications include data import, extraction or transformation.Any time you are... Platforms: PHP

snide is a glob of GUI glue which ties together a collection of command-line development utilties into a simple IDE (Integrated Development Environment) for Linux. features: Project Managmenet Troll Tech's tmake utility is leveraged for project management, allowing easy, cross-platform... Platforms: *nix

Ever wished there was an easy way to backup multiple versions of your files, or quickly synchronize them across different computers (even on different operating systems) so that you always work with the most recent copies? ZipSnap can help you with that! ZipSnap creates archives that are... Platforms: Windows, Mac, *nix

Test::Smoke::Patcher is a OO interface to help patching the source-tree. SYNOPSIS use Test::Smoke::Patcher; my $patcher = Test::Smoke::Patcher->new( single => { ddir => $build_dir, pfile => $patch, popts => -p1, v => 1, # 0..2 }); $patcher->patch; or my $patcher =... Platforms: *nix

File::Find::Parallel allows you to traverse a number of similar directories in parallel. SYNOPSIS use File::Find::Parallel; my $ffp = File::Find::Parallel->new( qw( /foo /bar ) ); print "Union:n"; my $union = $ffp->any_iterator print " $_n" while $_ = $union->(); print... Platforms: *nix

Locale::Maketext::Lexicon is a Perl module to use other catalog formats in Maketext. SYNOPSIS As part of a localization class, automatically glob for available lexicons: package Hello::I18N; use base Locale::Maketext; use Locale::Maketext::Lexicon { * => [Gettext =>... Platforms: *nix

StateML is a State Machine Markup Language, with GraphViz and template-driven code generation. SYNOPSIS ## See the stml command for command line use (recommended) ## Heres what a .stml file might look like: < machine id="main" xmlns="http://slaysys.com/StateML/1.0"... Platforms: *nix

Perl6::Parameters is a module with Perl 6-style prototypes with named parameters. SYNOPSIS use Perl6::Parameters; sub mysub($foo, ARRAY $bar, *%rest) { ... } DETAILS Perl6::Parameters is a Perl module which simulates Perl 6s named parameters. (When I talk about "named parameters" I... Platforms: *nix

PDL::IO::Misc is a Perl module with misc IO routines for PDL. rcols() Read ASCII whitespaced cols from a file into piddles and perl arrays (also see "rgrep()"). There are two calling conventions - the old version, where a pattern can be specified after the filename/handle, and the new... Platforms: *nix

List::Maker is a Perl module that can generate more sophisticated lists than just $a..$b. SYNOPSIS use List::Maker; @list = < 1..10 >; # (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) @list = < 10..1 >; # (10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1) @list = < 1,3,..10 > # (1,3,5,7,9) @list = < 1..10 x 2 > # (1,3,5,7,9) @list = <... Platforms: *nix

Argv is a Perl module that provides an OO interface to an arg vector. SYNOPSIS use Argv; # A roundabout way of getting perls version. my $pl = Argv->new(qw(perl -v)); $pl->exec; # Run /bin/cat, showing how to provide "predigested" options. Argv->new(/bin/cat, [qw(-u -n)],... Platforms: *nix

UNIXEm is a UNIX Emulation Library for Win32. Several Linux APIs, such as opendir() (a simple but useful set of functions directory enumeration functions, comprising opendir(), closedir(), rewinddir() and readdir()), are not provided on Windows, or are not provided on Intel C/C++ / Visual C++.... Platforms: *nix

File::Listing is a Perl module to parse directory listing. SYNOPSIS use File::Listing qw(parse_dir); for (parse_dir(`ls -l`)) { ($name, $type, $size, $mtime, $mode) = @$_; next if $type ne f; # plain file #... } # directory listing can also be read from a file open(LISTING, "zcat... Platforms: *nix

Glib::CodeGen is a code generation utilities for Glib-based bindings. SYNOPSIS # usually in Makefile.PL use Glib::CodeGen; # most common, use all defaults Glib::CodeGen->parse_maps (myprefix); Glib::CodeGen->write_boot; # more exotic, change everything Glib::CodeGen->parse_maps (foo,... Platforms: *nix