This is the Perl module Getopt::Attribute. INSTALLATION Getopt::Attribute installation is straightforward. If your CPAN shell is set up, you should just be able to do % cpan Getopt::Attribute Download it, unpack it, then build it as per the usual: % perl Makefile.PL % make && make test Then install it: % make install DOCUMENTATION Getopt::Attribute documentation is available as in POD. So you can do: % perldoc Getopt::Attribute to read the documentation online with your favorite pager. Marcel Gruenauer