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NAME blib - Use MakeMaker's uninstalled version of a package
SYNOPSIS perl -Mblib script [args...]
perl -Mblib=dir script [args...]
DESCRIPTION Looks for MakeMaker-like 'blib' directory structure starting in dir (or current directory) and working back up to five levels of '..'.
Intended for use on command line with -M option as a way of testing arbitrary scripts against an uninstalled version of a package.
However it is possible to :
use blib; or use blib '..';
etc. if you really must.
BUGS Pollutes global name space for development only task.
AUTHOR Nick Ing-Simmons nik@tiuk.ti.com
perl v5.34.3 2023-11-28 blib(3)