CONTENTS

• NAME
• DESCRIPTION
• SYNOPSIS
• FUNCTIONS
  • warn( @_ )
  • die( @msgs )
  • show_help()
  • show_help_types()
  • show_help_colors()
  • show_help_rgb()
  • get_version_statement
  • output_to_pipe()
  • exit_from_ack( $nmatches )
  • show_types( $file )

#NAME

App::Ack

#DESCRIPTION

A container for functions for the ack program.

#SYNOPSIS

If you want to know about the ack program, see the ack file itself.

No user-serviceable parts inside. ack is all that should use this.

#FUNCTIONS

#warn( @_ )

Put out an ack-specific warning.

#die( @msgs )

Die in an ack-specific way.

#show_help()

Dumps the help page to the user.

#show_help_types()

Display the filetypes help subpage.

#show_help_colors()

Display the colors help subpage.

#show_help_rgb()

Display the RGB help subpage.

#get_version_statement

Returns the version information for ack.

#output_to_pipe()

Returns true if ack's input is coming from a pipe.

#exit_from_ack( $nmatches )

Exit from the application with the correct exit code.

Returns with 0 if a match was found, otherwise with 1. The number of matches is handed in as the only argument.

#show_types( $file )

Shows the filetypes associated with a given file.

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