PM File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .pm
Format Type Text
MIME Type application/x-perl
Primary Use Perl Module (Library/Plugin)
Encoding ASCII or UTF-8
File Structure Modular/Package-based
Namespace Convention Package Name::Submodule
Package Definition Keyword package
Common Functions Definition Keyword sub
Invocation Method Use or Require
Versioning Keyword our $VERSION
Exporting Mechanism Exporter Module
Common Directories @INC directories
Comment Syntax # (hash for single line comments)
Variable Declaration Keywords my, our, local
Object-oriented Support Yes, using bless
Error Handling die, warn
File Include Keyword use and require
Regular Expression Support Native
Perl Version Compatibility 5.x and later
Debugging Keyword use diagnostics;