NAME Run::Parts - Offers functionality of Debian's run-parts tool in Perl. VERSION Version 0.05 SYNOPSIS Run::Parts offers functionality of Debian's run-parts tool in Perl. run-parts runs all the executable files named within constraints described in run-parts(8) and Run::Parts::Perl, found in the given directory. Other files and directories are silently ignored. Additionally it can just print the names of the all matching files (not limited to executables, but ignores blacklisted files like e.g. backup files), but don't actually run them. This is useful when functionality or configuration is split over multiple files in one directory. A typical convention is that the directory name ends in ".d". Common examples for such splittet configuration directories: /etc/cron.d/ /etc/apt/apt.conf.d/ /etc/apt/sources.list.d/, /etc/aptitude-robot/pkglist.d/ /etc/logrotate.d/ /etc/rsyslog.d/ Perhaps a little code snippet. use Run::Parts; my $rp = Run::Parts->new('directory'); # chooses backend automatically my $rpp = Run::Parts->new('directory', 'perl'); # pure perl backend my $rpd = Run::Parts->new('directory', 'debian'); # uses /bin/run-parts my @file_list = $rp->list; my @executables_list = $rpp->test; my $commands_output = $rpd->run; ... INSTALLATION To install this module, run the following commands: perl Build.PL ./Build ./Build test ./Build install BACKENDS Run::Parts contains two backend implementation. Run::Parts::Debian actually uses /bin/run-parts and Run::Parts::Perl is a pure Perl implementation of a basic set of run-parts' functionality. Run::Parts::Debian may or may not work with RedHat's simplified shell-script based reimplementation of Debian's run-parts. By default Run::Parts uses Run::Parts::Debian if /bin/run-parts exists, Run::Parts::Perl otherwise. But you can also choose any of the backends explicitly. SEE ALSO run-parts(8), Run::Parts::Debian, Run::Parts::Perl AUTHOR Axel Beckert, `' BUGS Please report any bugs or feature requests to `bug-run-parts at rt.cpan.org', or through the web interface at http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/ReportBug.html?Queue=Run-Parts. I will be notified, and then you'll automatically be notified of progress on your bug as I make changes. CODE You can find a git repository of Run::Parts' code at https://github.com/xtaran/run-parts. SUPPORT You can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command. perldoc Run::Parts You can also look for information at: * RT: CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here) http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=Run-Parts * AnnoCPAN: Annotated CPAN documentation http://annocpan.org/dist/Run-Parts * CPAN Ratings http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/Run-Parts * Search CPAN http://search.cpan.org/dist/Run-Parts/ LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT Copyright 2013 Axel Beckert. This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License. See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.