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author | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2001-10-08 23:31:21 +0000 |
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committer | Jarkko Hietaniemi <jhi@iki.fi> | 2001-10-08 23:31:21 +0000 |
commit | bc06af7496abc68809dea149d963eea3f2e007f9 (patch) | |
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diff --git a/pod/perlfaq4.pod b/pod/perlfaq4.pod index 72eb8d8dee..195248bd38 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq4.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq4.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq4 - Data Manipulation ($Revision: 1.2 $, $Date: 2001/09/26 15:42:12 $) +perlfaq4 - Data Manipulation ($Revision: 1.3 $, $Date: 2001/10/03 23:08:02 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -507,6 +507,15 @@ Use Text::Wrap (part of the standard Perl distribution): The paragraphs you give to Text::Wrap should not contain embedded newlines. Text::Wrap doesn't justify the lines (flush-right). +Or use the CPAN module Text::Autoformat. Formatting files can be easily +done by making a shell alias, like so: + + alias fmt="perl -i -MText::Autoformat -n0777 \ + -e 'print autoformat $_, {all=>1}' $*" + +See the documentation for Text::Autoformat to appreciate its many +capabilities. + =head2 How can I access/change the first N letters of a string? There are many ways. If you just want to grab a copy, use |