PerlTidy explained

PerlTidy
PerlTidy
Author:	Steve Hancock
Latest Release Version:	20160302
Programming Language:	Perl
Operating System:	Cross-platform
Language:	English
Genre:	Static code analysis
License:	GNU General Public License

PerlTidy is a tool written in the Perl programming language to do static code analysis against code written in that same language. It uses either command-line switches or configuration files to reformat Perl scripts so they comply with specified coding rules. The default configuration is an approximation of the Perl Style Guide.^[1]

Aside from the command line, there are a number of tools for alternate interfaces for PerlTidy, including one for the Padre IDE,^[2] perltidy.el for Emacs,^[3] and an online version.^[4]

Since its introduction, PerlTidy has become an oft-recommend tool for Perl programmers, noted in a number of key books. Notably, the work Perl Best Practices provides a set of PerlTidy configurations^[5] to match the syntax prescriptions in that book.

External links

• Perl::Tidy on MetaCPAN
• Section "perltidy", Pages 112-114 of Book: Foy , Brian D . 1. O'Reilly Media. 978-0-596-52724-2. Mastering Perl. July 2007.
• Page 35 of Book: Conway , Damian . 1. O'Reilly Media. 978-0-596-00173-5. Perl Best Practices. July 2005.

Notes and References

1. http://perldoc.perl.org/perlstyle.html Perl Style Guide
2. Web site: Padre::Plugin::PerlTidy Plugin for Padre . 2011-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120424022230/https://metacpan.org/module/Padre::Plugin::PerlTidy . 2012-04-24 . dead .
3. Web site: PerlTidy for Emacs . 2011-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180304231859/https://www.emacswiki.org/emacs/perltidy.el . 2018-03-04 . dead .
4. https://perltidy.com Perltidy Online
5. Web site: PerlTidy configurations from Perl Best Practices . 2011-11-01 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180304173433/http://www.perlmonks.org/?node_id=485885 . 2018-03-04 . dead .