cpann

http://search.cpan.org/search?m=${m=all}&q=%s&n=${n=100}

A mere extention to the cpan command.  Now allows a -n parameter
(number of return values per page, default is 100), and a -m parameter
(search mode, default is all).

Example:
cpann HTML::Parser -n 25 -m dist

Parameter values:
n => an integer from 10 to 100 (less than 10 acts as 10, greater than
100 acts as 100)
m => either all,dist,module,author (others seem to be ignored)

Since the parameters have defaults, it can be used just like the cpan
command (ie cpann HTML::Parser).

Many thanks to the author of the origional cpan command.

473 uses - Created 2006-05-18 23:28:03 - Last used 2007-10-11 00:50:51

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