perlmodule

Does Perl look in the current directory (.) for modules?

Does Perl look in . (the current directory) for modules?

I can't directly install a module and I think I could copy it into the local directory. Is this true?

Solution

  • perl -V will print out various properties about your Perl installation, including the default @INC. You should notice a . in there: yes, the current working directory is searched for modules by default.

    UPDATE: As of Perl 5.26, . is no longer included in @INC.

    (If not, you can use environment variables PERL5LIB or PERLLIB, or -I on the command line, or add a sitecustomize.pl to perl -V:sitelib.)