On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Lanceo wrote:
> What is the syntax to use perl to check to see if a certain module exists?
> For example I would like to check (on the command line) if the LWP module is
> properly installed. I am hoping for something like: perl {a couple of
> switches here} LWP
> and a message returned that tells me that it is or is not installed.
I usually do:
perl -M<modulename>
It will give an error if the module isn't available and return if it is.
Sme modules will also have a version number available, so you can try:
perl -M<modulename> -e 'print $<modulename>::VERSION'
-- Brett
http://www.chapelperilous.net/
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