NAME

       pdl2 - Simple shell (version 2) for PDL

SYNOPSIS

       Use PDL interactively:

         %> pdl2

         pdl> $a = sequence(10)  # or any other perl or PDL command

         pdl> print "\$a = $a\n";
         $a = [0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9]

DESCRIPTION

       The "pdl2" program, also known as the Perldl2 shell, is a second generation version of the original
       "perldl" interactive PDL shell.  It attempts to be backward compatible in usage while providing improved
       features, better support for Perl syntax, and an more easily extended framework based on the Devel::REPL
       shell.

       If you have Devel::REPL version 1.003011 or later, then "pdl2" will start with full functionality.  If
       Devel::REPL is not installed or found then "pdl2" will print a warning and run the legacy "perldl" shell
       command instead.

       By default, command lines beginning with the default prompt of either "pdl2" or "perldl" (one of 'pdl> ',
       'PDL> ', or 'perldl> ') will have the prefix string and surrounding whitespace stripped.  This allows for
       easy cut-and-paste from sample PDL shell sessions or other examples into another PDL shell session.

FUNCTIONS

   do_print
       Toggle print-by-default on and off (default value: off)

       By default, "pdl2" does not print the results of operations since the results can be very large (e.g., a
       small 640x480 RGBA image is still more than 1_000_000 elements).  However, for experimenting and
       debugging more complex structures, it helps to see the results of every operation.  The "do_print"
       routine allows you to toggle between the default "quiet" operation and a full Read, Evaluate, Loop style.

         pdl> $a = pdl(3,2)

         pdl> do_print
         1
         pdl> $a = pdl(3,2)
         $PDL1 = [3 2];
         pdl> do_print

         pdl> $a = pdl(3,2)

VARIABLES

       $PDL::toolongtoprint
           The maximal size pdls to print (defaults to 10000 elements).  This is not just a "perldl" or "pdl2"
           variable but it is something that is usually needed in an interactive debugging session.

SEE ALSO

       perldl, Devel::REPL