CONTENTS

• NAME
• SYNOPSIS
• DESCRIPTION
• GUIDE TO DOCUMENTATION
  • GENERAL USAGE
  • API REFERENCE
• COMMANDLINE TOOLS
  • STARTING AN INTERACTIVE SHELL
  • CHOOSE A SHELL
  • BUILDING PACKAGES
• FUNCTIONS
  • $bool = install( Module::Name | /A/AU/AUTHOR/Module-Name-1.tgz )
  • $where = fetch( Module::Name | /A/AU/AUTHOR/Module-Name-1.tgz )
  • $where = get( Module::Name | /A/AU/AUTHOR/Module-Name-1.tgz )
  • shell()
• FAQ
• BUG REPORTS
• AUTHOR
• COPYRIGHT
• SEE ALSO
• CONTACT INFORMATION

#NAME

CPANPLUS - API & CLI access to the CPAN mirrors

#SYNOPSIS

### standard invocation from the command line
$ cpanp
$ cpanp -i Some::Module

$ perl -MCPANPLUS -eshell
$ perl -MCPANPLUS -e'fetch Some::Module'

#DESCRIPTION

The CPANPLUS library is an API to the CPAN mirrors and a collection of interactive shells, commandline programs, etc, that use this API.

#GUIDE TO DOCUMENTATION

#GENERAL USAGE

This is the document you are currently reading. It describes basic usage and background information. Its main purpose is to assist the user who wants to learn how to invoke CPANPLUS and install modules from the commandline and to point you to more indepth reading if required.

#API REFERENCE

The CPANPLUS API is meant to let you programmatically interact with the CPAN mirrors. The documentation in CPANPLUS::Backend shows you how to create an object capable of interacting with those mirrors, letting you create & retrieve module objects.