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PerlPowerTools-1.045
River stage one • 1 direct dependent • 1 total dependent
39 ++

Changes for version 1.045 - 2024-04-30

  • All changes from Michael Mikonos
  • ar
    • validate args for -a and -b (#484)
    • ensure file has header with -q, which should have happened before but wasn't (#495)
    • warn if archive member isn't found (#500)
    • improve internals with strict; better option validation (#510)
  • arithmetic
    • validate the -r argument using the right variable (#501)
    • treat an empty line as bad input instead of the number undef (#541)
  • asa
    • various internals improvements (#545)
  • awk
    • don't need to load App::a2p (#524)
    • various internals improvements (#525)
    • use File::Temp instead of rolling our own (#557)
  • banner
    • various internals improvements (#585)
  • bc
    • handle cases where Math::Big* is missing (like minimal distros of perl) (#511)
    • assignment to variable does not print, in line with GNU bc (#517)
    • remove non-standard ** operator; use ^ instead (#518)
    • catch negative index in array assignment (#521)
    • allow digits in array names (#523)
    • internal fixes to make the yydebug code simpler (#540)
    • various internals improvements (#543)
    • various internals improvements (#548)
    • various internals improvements (#554)
    • various internals improvements (#559)
    • fix "Exiting subroutine via next" error (#562)
    • catch divide by zero before we try the division (#580)
    • fix problem where vars did not have a type in the internal symbol table (fixes #522) (#582)
    • allow array indices to have fractional parts (still only use the floor) (#584)
  • cal
    • simplify usage message (#583)
  • cmp
    • remove -? option, although using it give you the help still (#567)
  • col
    • we now buffer the entire file to get around some weird effects (#483)
    • various internals improvements (#586)
  • comm
    • allow for the unbundling of options (#535)
  • cut
    • don't allow -b and -f at the same time (#485)
    • various internals improvements (#588)
  • date
    • protect path to current perl in backticks (from kal24) (#506)
    • various internals improvements (#509)
  • diff
    • empty files are the same (#578)
  • du
    • warn if du cannot stat a file (#515)
    • various internals improvements (#574)
  • echo
    • various internals improvements (#509)
  • ed
    • internal improvements to reduce complexity (#489)
    • filename must have at least one character; better support to remember filename (#542)
    • various internals improvements (#550)
    • various internals improvements (#553)
    • fixed inserting an empty file; print the number of characters read from a file (#560)
    • handle argument to `s` command being zero length (#577)
    • s/// correctly reports "no match" for no matches. (#579)
  • expand
    • fix the tabstop argument to get the correct number of spaces (#491)
    • allow for the -- option terminator (#492)
  • factor
    • various internals improvements (#509)
  • file
    • exit with error if the command line options are wrong (#546)
    • various internals improvements (#571)
  • fish
    • various internals improvements (#544)
    • card names are now case insensitive (#551)
    • various internals improvements (#558)
  • fmt
    • better reporting when the program cannot open a file (#487)
  • fold
    • better error messages when fold can't close a file properly (#561)
  • glob
    • handle a bare tilde at the start of the path (#490)
    • various internals improvements (#509)
    • various internals improvements (#539)
  • hangman
    • ensure that we can get at least one word from the word list (#502)
  • id
    • allow only 0 or 1 arguments (#494)
  • install
    • fix setting permissions on installed files (#514)
  • join
    • allow -- to terminate options (#504)
  • kill
    • help shows signal list (#513)
    • pid must be a positive whole number (#534)
    • various internals improvements (#566)
  • ln
    • handle single argument call correctly (#497)
  • mail
    • resolve conflicting hostname() definitions (#519)
    • use error from IO::Socket if there's a problem (#536)
  • maze
    • clarify argument processing (#516)
  • mkdir
    • various internals improvements (#549)
    • die for an empty mode argument (#552)
  • mkfifo
    • various internals improvements (#572)
  • moo
    • argument must be greater than zero (#569)
  • nl
    • validate arguments to -b, -f, and -h (#496)
  • od
    • correctly handle multiline repeating (#498)
  • patch
    • only process regular files, and die otherwise (#556)
  • pig
    • remove -v but support --version (#587)
  • printenv
    • remove -? option to match BSD (#503)
  • printf
    • remove internal string eval to allow more things in formats and args (#526)
    • handle octal and hex escapes better (and limit to a single char) (#528)
    • ignore arguments if the first argument does not have format specifiers (#532)
    • better error message for bad printf format (#564)
  • pwd
    • various internals improvements (#573)
  • rev
    • remove -v option, but add it back as --version; -h and --version messages change slightly (#581)
  • rmdir
    • don't rmdir() if the argument is not a directory (#568)
  • shar
    • various internals improvements (#565)
  • spell
    • remove -b option, use -d instead to use alternate dictionary (#527)
    • fail if dictionary is empty (#530)
  • split
    • disallow a split size of 0 (#482)
    • various internals improvements (#555)
  • sum
    • don't allow -a and -o at the same time (#488)
  • tac
    • validate the value for -S; must be positive (#529)
  • tail
    • exit with error if the command line options are wrong (#547)
  • tar
    • fix file extraction (#493)
    • -f switch is now mandatory; use - to read from stdin (#575)
  • test
    • exit 1 (not 2) for no arguments. (#520)
  • touch
    • de-emphasize -f, which is a no-op anyway (#512)
    • -r can now take a filename named "0" (#563)
    • various internals improvements (#576)
  • unexpand
    • -- terminates options processing (#499)
  • units
    • various internals improvements (#509)
    • remove --copying and --warranty options (license is in this distro) (#589)
  • unshar
    • terminate arguments with -- (#481)
  • which
    • use the same exit codes as the GNU version (#486)
  • whois
    • fix some network code; don't use a default server (must specify a server) (#531)
    • query multiple domains in one command (#533)
    • make strict safe; use error from IO::Socket instead of $! (#537)
    • hostname must have at least one non-whitespace character (#538)

Documentation

README
addbib
create or extend a bibliographic database
apply
Run a command many times with different arguments
ar
create and maintain library archives
arch
display system machine type
arithmetic
improve your arithmetic skills
asa
interpret ASA/FORTRAN carriage-controls
awk
pattern-directed scanning and processing language
banner
print large banner on printer
base64
encode and decode base64 data
basename
remove directory and suffix from filenames
bc
an arbitrary precision calculator language
bcd
format input as punch cards
cal
displays a calendar and the date of easter
cat
concatenate and print files
chgrp
change group ownership of files
ching
the Book of Changes
chmod
change permissions of files
chown
change ownership of files
clear
clear the screen
cmp
compare two files
col
filter reverse line feeds from input
colrm
remove columns from a file
comm
select or reject lines common to two files
cp
copy files and/or directories
cut
select portions of each line of a file
date
display date and time
dc
an arbitrary precision calculator
deroff
strip troff, eqn and tbl sequences from text
diff
compute `intelligent' differences between two files
dirname
print the directory name of a path
du
display disk usage statistics
echo
echo arguments
ed
text editor
env
Run a program in a modified environment
expand
convert tabs to spaces
expr
evaluate expression
factor
factor a number
false
Exit unsuccesfully
file
determine file type
find
search directory tree for files matching a pattern
fish
plays the children's game of Go Fish
fmt
simple text formatter
fold
wrap each input line to fit specified width
fortune
print a random, hopefully interesting, adage
from
print names of those who have sent mail
glob
find pathnames matching a pattern
grep
search for regular expressions and print
hangman
perl version of the game hangman
head
print the first lines of a file
hexdump
print input as hexadecimal
id
show user information
install
install files and directories
join
relational database operator
kill
send signals to a process
ln
create links
lock
reserves a terminal
look
find lines in a sorted list
ls
list file/directory information
mail
implementation of Berkeley mail(1)
maze
generate a maze problem
mimedecode
extract MIME attachments in uudecode-like manner
mkdir
create directories
mkfifo
make named pipes
moo
play a game of MOO
morse
translate text to morse code
nl
line numbering filter
od
dump files in octal and other formats
par
create a Perl archive of files
paste
merge corresponding or subsequent lines of files
patch
apply a diff file to an original
pig
eformatray inputway asway Igpay Atinlay
ping
probe for network hosts
pom
display the phase of the moon
ppt
reformat input as paper tape
pr
convert text files for printing
primes
generate primes
printenv
Display the environment
printf
format and print data
pwd
working directory name
rain
Let it rain
random
display lines at random, or exit with a random value
rev
reverse lines of a file
rm
remove directory entries
rmdir
remove directories
robots
fight off villainous robots
seq
print a numeric sequence
shar
create a shell archive of files
sleep
suspend execution for a number of seconds
sort
sort or merge text files
spell
scan a file for misspelled words
split
split a file into pieces
strings
extract strings
sum
display file checksums and block counts
tac
concatenate and print files in reverse
tail
display the last part of a file
tar
manipulate tape archives
tee
pipe fitting
test
condition evaluation utility
time
times the execution of a command
touch
change access and modification times of files
tr
translate or delete characters
true
Exit succesfully
tsort
topological sort
tty
return user's terminal name
uname
print system information
unexpand
convert spaces to tabs
uniq
report or filter out repeated lines in a file
units
conversion program
unlink
remove a file
unpar
extract files from a Perl archive
unshar
extract files from a shell archive
uudecode
decode a binary file
uuencode
encode a binary file
wc
paragraph, line, word, character, and byte counter
what
extract version information from a file
which
report full paths of commands
whoami
display effective user ID
whois
Internet domain name and network number directory service
words
find words which can be made from a string of letters
wump
play a game of "Hunt the Wumpus"
xargs
construct argument list(s) and execute utility
yes
print out a string till doomsday

Modules

PerlPowerTools
BSD utilities written in pure Perl
ppt
old name for the Perl Power Tools

Provides

PerlPowerTools::SymbolicMode
in lib/PerlPowerTools/SymbolicMode.pm

Other files