PerlIO::Scalar - support module for in-memory IO.
open($fh,"<...",\$scalar);
PerlIO::Scalar only exists to use XSLoader to load C code that provides support for treating a scalar as an "in memory" file.
PerlIO::Scalar
All normal file operations can be performed on the handle. The scalar is considered a stream of bytes. Currently fileno($fh) returns undef.
undef
To install if, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm if
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install if
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.