This is to announce version 2.1 of Array::Lookup, a Perl 5 module which
performs a search through an array of strings, allowing for
abbreviation of the search key.
The Lookup subroutine is especially handy for doing keyword lookups in
an array or hash table, where the keyword may be abbreviated. Exact
matches are give priority over abbreviated matches.
The module has embedded POD text with which man or HTML pages can be
created.
For detailed usage information, you can do:
pod2man Array::Lookup.pm | nroff -man
The module is accompanied with a Perl Makefile.PL, this README, a
test program (test.pl), a reference test output file, and the GNU
License, under which this software is freely available.
To install this software, following this procedure:
gunzip Array-Lookup-2.1.tar.gz
tar xvf Array-Lookup-2.1.tar
cd Array-Lookup-2.1
perl Makefile.PL
make
make test && make install
The archives are available at the usual CPAN sites. You can get
to your nearest CPAN site via:
http://www.perl.org/CPAN
Contributions or improvements are welcome.
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Alan Stebbens <aks@sgi.com> http://reality.sgi.com/aks