NAME

       Run::Parts - Offers functionality of Debian's run-parts tool in Perl.

VERSION

       Version 0.06

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;
           ...

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.

METHODS

   new (Constructor)
       Creates a new Run::Parts object. Takes one parameter, the directory on which run-parts
       should work.

   run_parts_command
       Returns the run-parts to run with the given command parameter

   list
       Lists all relevant files in the given directory. Equivalent to "run-parts --list".

   test
       Lists all relevant executables in the given directory. Equivalent to "run-parts --test".

   run
       Runs all relevant executables in the given directory. Equivalent to "run-parts".

   concat
       Returns the concatenated contents of all relevant files in the given directory. Equivalent
       to "cat `run-parts --list`".

SEE ALSO

       run-parts(8), Run::Parts::Debian, Run::Parts::Perl

AUTHOR

       Axel Beckert, "<abe@deuxchevaux.org>"

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

       •   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.