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108 lines
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NAME
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Config::General - Generic Config Module
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SYNOPSIS
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use Config::General;
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$conf = new Config::General(-ConfigFile => "myconfig.rc");
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my %config = $conf->getall;
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DESCRIPTION
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This module opens a config file and parses it's contents
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for you. After parsing the module returns a hash structure
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which contains the representation of the config file.
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The format of config files supported by Config::General is
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inspired by the well known apache config format, in fact,
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this module is 100% read-compatible to apache configs, but
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you can also just use simple name/value pairs in your config
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files.
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In addition to the capabilities of a apache config file
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it supports some enhancements such as here-documents, C-
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style comments or multiline options. It is also possible to
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save the config back to disk, which makes the module a
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perfect backend for configuration interfaces.
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It is possible to use variables in config files and there
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exists also support for object oriented access to the
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configuration.
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INSTALLATION
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to install, type:
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perl Makefile.PL
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make
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make test
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make install
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to read the complete documentation, type:
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perldoc Config::General
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perldoc Config::General::Extended
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perldoc Config::General::Interpolated
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see some example config files which can
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be parsed with Config::Genreal in the subdirectory
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t/cfg.*
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UPDATE
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If you are updating from version 1.xx, you might be interested,
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that some things in the API has changed, which might force you
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to change your application code. These changes were necessary
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to clean up the module interface. Now it has a consistent
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"look and feel" and behaves more naturally. Therefore historic
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remains were removed.
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Here is a short list:
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o it is no more possible to use Config::General::Extended
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and Config::General::Interpolated directly. Instead use
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Config::General and turn on -InterPolateVars and
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-ExtendedAccess respectively.
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o the method NoMultiOptions() is deprecated. Set the parameter
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-AllowMultiOptions to false when calling new() to create
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a new Config::General object.
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o the method save() is deprecated. Use save_file() or
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save_string() instead.
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o the parameter -file is deprecated. Use -ConfigFile instead.
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o the parameter -hash is deprecated. Use -ConfigHash instead.
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For a more detailed explanation of changes refer to the Changelog.
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COPYRIGHT
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Config::General
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Config::General::Extended
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Copyright (c) 2000-2022 by Thomas Linden <tom@daemon.de>
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Config::General::Interpolated
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Copyright (c) 2001 by Wei-Hon Chen <plasmaball@pchome.com.tw>
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Copyright (c) 2002-2022 by Thomas Linden <tom@daemon.de>.
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This library is free software; you can redistribute it
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and/or modify it under the terms of the Artistic 2.0 license.
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HOMEPAGE
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The homepage of Config::General is located at:
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http://www.daemon.de/config-general/
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BUGS
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make test does currently not catch all possible scenarios.
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AUTHOR
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Thomas Linden <tlinden |AT| cpan.org>
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VERSION
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2.65
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