=item attributes
-set/get the attributes of a subroutine or variable
+Get/set subroutine or variable attributes
=item attrs
-set/get attributes of a subroutine (obsolescent)
+Set/get attributes of a subroutine (deprecated)
=item autouse
-postpone load of modules until a function is used
+Postpone load of modules until a function is used
=item base
Use MakeMaker's uninstalled version of a package
+=item caller
+
+Inherit pragmatic attributes from caller's context
+
+=item charnames
+
+Define character names for C<\N{named}> string literal escape.
+
=item constant
-declare constants
+Declare constants
=item diagnostics
-Perl compiler pragma to force verbose warning diagnostics
+Force verbose warning diagnostics
=item fields
-compile-time class fields
+Declare a class's attribute fields at compile-time
=item filetest
-control the filetest permission operators
+Control the filetest operators like C<-r>, C<-w> for AFS, etc.
=item integer
-compute arithmetic in integer instead of double
+Compute arithmetic in integer instead of double
=item less
-perl pragma to request less of something from the compiler
+Request less of something from the compiler (unimplemented)
=item lib
-manipulate @INC at compile time
+Manipulate @INC at compile time
=item locale
-use and avoid POSIX locales for built-in operations
+Use or avoid POSIX locales for built-in operations
=item ops
-restrict unsafe operations when compiling
+Restrict unsafe operations when compiling
=item overload
-Package for overloading perl operations
+Overload Perl operations
=item re
-alter regular expression behavior
+Alter regular expression behavior
=item sigtrap
-enable simple signal handling
+Enable simple signal handling
=item strict
-restrict unsafe constructs
+Restrict unsafe constructs
=item subs
-predeclare sub names
+Predeclare subroutine names
=item utf8
-turn on UTF-8 and Unicode support
+Turn on UTF-8 and Unicode support
=item vars
-predeclare global variable names
+Predeclare global variable names (obsoleted by our())
=item warnings
-control optional warnings
-
-=item vmsish
-
-control VMS-specific language features
+Control optional warnings
=back
=item AnyDBM_File
-provide framework for multiple DBMs
+Provide framework for multiple DBM libraries
=item AutoLoader
-load subroutines only on demand
+Load subroutines only on demand
=item AutoSplit
-split a package for autoloading
+Split a package for autoloading
=item B
-The Perl Compiler; See also L<perlcc>.
+Guts of the Perl code generator (aka compiler)
=item B::Asmdata
=item B::Deparse
-Perl compiler backend to produce perl code
+Perl compiler backend to produce Perl code
=item B::Disassembler
=item B::Lint
-Perl lint
+Module to catch dubious constructs
=item B::Showlex
Helper module for CC backend
+B::Stash -- XXX NFI XXX
+
=item B::Terse
Walk Perl syntax tree, printing terse info about ops
=item Benchmark
-benchmark running times of code
+Benchmark running times of code
+
+=item ByteLoader
+
+Load byte-compiled Perl code
=item CGI
-Simple Common Gateway Interface Class
+Simple Common Gateway Interface class
=item CGI::Apache
CGI Interface for Fast CGI
+=item CGI::Pretty
+
+Module to produce nicely formatted HTML code
+
=item CGI::Push
Simple Interface to Server Push
=item CPAN
-query, download and build perl modules from CPAN sites
+Query, download, and build Perl modules from CPAN sites
=item CPAN::FirstTime
-Utility for CPAN::Config file Initialization
+Utility for CPAN::Config file initialization
=item CPAN::Nox
=item Carp
-warn of errors (from perspective of caller)
+Act like warn/die from perspective of caller
+
+=item Carp::Heavy
+
+Carp guts
=item Class::Struct
-declare struct-like datatypes as Perl classes
+Declare struct-like datatypes as Perl classes
=item Config
-access Perl configuration information
+Access Perl configuration information
=item Cwd
-get pathname of current working directory
+Get pathname of current working directory
=item DB
-programmatic interface to the Perl debugging API
+Programmatic interface to the Perl debugging API (experimental)
=item DB_File
=item Data::Dumper
-stringified perl data structures, suitable for both printing and C<eval>
+Serialize Perl data structures
+
+=item Devel::DProf
+
+A Perl execution profiler
=item Devel::Peek
=item Devel::SelfStubber
-generate stubs for a SelfLoading module
+Generate stubs for a SelfLoading module
=item DirHandle
-supply object methods for directory handles
+Supply object methods for directory handles
=item Dumpvalue
-provides screen dump of Perl data.
+Provide screen dump of Perl data
=item DynaLoader
=item English
-use nice English (or awk) names for ugly punctuation variables
+Use English (or awk) names for ugly punctuation variables
=item Env
-perl module that imports environment variables
+Access environment variables as regular ones
=item Errno
-System errno constants
+Load the libc errno.h defines
=item Exporter
-Implements default import method for modules
+Implement default import method for modules
+
+=item Exporter::Heavy
+
+Exporter guts
=item ExtUtils::Command
-utilities to replace common UNIX commands in Makefiles etc.
+Utilities to replace common Unix commands in Makefiles etc.
=item ExtUtils::Embed
-Utilities for embedding Perl in C/C++ applications
+Utilities for embedding Perl in C/C++ programs
=item ExtUtils::Install
-install files from here to there
+Install files from here to there
=item ExtUtils::Installed
=item ExtUtils::Liblist
-determine libraries to use and how to use them
+Determine libraries to use and how to use them
+
+=item ExtUtils::MM_Cygwin
+
+Methods to override Unix behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
=item ExtUtils::MM_OS2
-methods to override UN*X behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
+Methods to override Unix behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
=item ExtUtils::MM_Unix
-methods used by ExtUtils::MakeMaker
+Methods used by ExtUtils::MakeMaker
=item ExtUtils::MM_VMS
-methods to override UN*X behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
+Methods to override Unix behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
=item ExtUtils::MM_Win32
-methods to override UN*X behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
+Methods to override Unix behavior in ExtUtils::MakeMaker
=item ExtUtils::MakeMaker
-create an extension Makefile
+Create an extension Makefile
=item ExtUtils::Manifest
-utilities to write and check a MANIFEST file
+Utilities to write and check a MANIFEST file
-=item ExtUtils::Miniperl
-
-write the C code for perlmain.c
+ExtUtils::Miniperl, writemain - Write the C code for perlmain.c
=item ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap
-make a bootstrap file for use by DynaLoader
+Make a bootstrap file for use by DynaLoader
=item ExtUtils::Mksymlists
-write linker options files for dynamic extension
+Write linker options files for dynamic extension
=item ExtUtils::Packlist
-manage .packlist files
+Manage .packlist files
=item ExtUtils::testlib
-add blib/* directories to @INC
+Add blib/* directories to @INC
=item Fatal
-replace functions with equivalents which succeed or die
+Replace functions with equivalents which succeed or die
=item Fcntl
-load the C Fcntl.h defines
+Load the libc fcntl.h defines
=item File::Basename
-split a pathname into pieces
+Split a pathname into pieces
+
+=item File::CheckTree
+
+Run many filetest checks on a tree
=item File::Compare
=item File::DosGlob
-DOS like globbing and then some
+DOS-like globbing and then some
=item File::Find
-traverse a file tree
+Traverse a file tree
+
+=item File::Glob
+
+Perl extension for BSD filename globbing
=item File::Path
-create or remove a series of directories
+Create or remove a series of directories
=item File::Spec
-portably perform operations on file names
+Portably perform operations on file names
=item File::Spec::Functions
-portably perform operations on file names
+Portably perform operations on file names
=item File::Spec::Mac
=item File::Spec::OS2
-methods for OS/2 file specs
+Methods for OS/2 file specs
=item File::Spec::Unix
-methods used by File::Spec
+Methods used by File::Spec
=item File::Spec::VMS
-methods for VMS file specs
+Methods for VMS file specs
=item File::Spec::Win32
-methods for Win32 file specs
+Methods for Win32 file specs
=item File::stat
-by-name interface to Perl's built-in stat() functions
+By-name interface to Perl's built-in stat() functions
=item FileCache
-keep more files open than the system permits
+Keep more files open than the system permits
=item FileHandle
-supply object methods for filehandles
+Supply object methods for filehandles
=item FindBin
-Locate directory of original perl script
+Locate installation directory of running Perl program
=item GDBM_File
-Perl5 access to the gdbm library.
+Access to the gdbm library
=item Getopt::Long
-extended processing of command line options
+Extended processing of command line options
=item Getopt::Std
=item I18N::Collate
-compare 8-bit scalar data according to the current locale
+Compare 8-bit scalar data according to current locale
=item IO
-load various IO modules
+Front-end to load various IO modules
=item IO::Dir
-supply object methods for directory handles
+Supply object methods for directory handles
=item IO::File
-supply object methods for filehandles
+Supply object methods for filehandles
=item IO::Handle
-supply object methods for I/O handles
+Supply object methods for I/O handles
=item IO::Pipe
-supply object methods for pipes
+Supply object methods for pipes
=item IO::Poll
=item IO::Seekable
-supply seek based methods for I/O objects
+Supply seek based methods for I/O objects
=item IO::Select
=item IPC::Open2
-open a process for both reading and writing
+Open a process for both reading and writing
=item IPC::Open3
-open a process for reading, writing, and error handling
+Open a process for reading, writing, and error handling
=item IPC::Semaphore
=item Math::Complex
-complex numbers and associated mathematical functions
+Complex numbers and associated mathematical functions
=item Math::Trig
-trigonometric functions
-
-=item NDBM_File
-
-Tied access to ndbm files
+Trigonometric functions
=item Net::Ping
-check a remote host for reachability
+Check a remote host for reachability
=item Net::hostent
-by-name interface to Perl's built-in gethost*() functions
+By-name interface to Perl's built-in gethost*() functions
=item Net::netent
-by-name interface to Perl's built-in getnet*() functions
+By-name interface to Perl's built-in getnet*() functions
=item Net::protoent
-by-name interface to Perl's built-in getproto*() functions
+By-name interface to Perl's built-in getproto*() functions
=item Net::servent
-by-name interface to Perl's built-in getserv*() functions
+By-name interface to Perl's built-in getserv*() functions
=item O
=item Opcode
-Disable named opcodes when compiling perl code
+Disable named opcodes when compiling Perl code
=item POSIX
Perl interface to IEEE Std 1003.1
+=item Pod::Checker
+
+Check pod documents for syntax errors
+
=item Pod::Html
-module to convert pod files to HTML
+Module to convert pod files to HTML
+
+=item Pod::InputObjects
+
+Manage POD objects
+
+=item Pod::Man
+
+Convert POD data to formatted *roff input
+
+=item Pod::Parser
+
+Base class for creating POD filters and translators
+
+=item Pod::Select
+
+Extract selected sections of POD from input
=item Pod::Text
-convert POD data to formatted ASCII text
+Convert POD data to formatted ASCII text
+
+=item Pod::Text::Color
+
+Convert POD data to formatted color ASCII text
+
+=item Pod::Usage
+
+Print a usage message from embedded pod documentation
=item SDBM_File
=item Search::Dict
-search for key in dictionary file
+Search for key in dictionary file
=item SelectSaver
-save and restore selected file handle
+Save and restore selected file handle
=item SelfLoader
-load functions only on demand
+Load functions only on demand
=item Shell
-run shell commands transparently within perl
+Run shell commands transparently within Perl
=item Socket
-load the C socket.h defines and structure manipulators
+Load the libc socket.h defines and structure manipulators
=item Symbol
-manipulate Perl symbols and their names
+Manipulate Perl symbols and their names
=item Sys::Hostname
=item Sys::Syslog
-Perl interface to the UNIX syslog(3) calls
+Interface to the libc syslog(3) calls
=item Term::Cap
-Perl termcap interface
+Termcap interface
=item Term::Complete
-Perl word completion module
+Word completion module
=item Term::ReadLine
-Perl interface to various C<readline> packages.
+Interface to various `readline' packages.
=item Test
-provides a simple framework for writing test scripts
+Provides a simple framework for writing test scripts
=item Test::Harness
-run perl standard test scripts with statistics
+Run Perl standard test scripts with statistics
=item Text::Abbrev
-create an abbreviation table from a list
+Create an abbreviation table from a list
=item Text::ParseWords
-parse text into an array of tokens or array of arrays
+Parse text into a list of tokens or array of arrays
=item Text::Soundex
-Implementation of the Soundex Algorithm as Described by Knuth
+Implementation of the Soundex Algorithm as described by Knuth
-=item Text::Tabs -- expand and unexpand tabs per the unix expand(1) and unexpand(1)
+Text::Tabs -- expand and unexpand tabs per expand(1) and unexpand(1)
=item Text::Wrap
-line wrapping to form simple paragraphs
-
-=item Thread
-
-multithreading
-
-=item Thread::Queue
-
-thread-safe queues
-
-=item Thread::Semaphore
-
-thread-safe semaphores
-
-=item Thread::Signal
-
-Start a thread which runs signal handlers reliably
-
-=item Thread::Specific
-
-thread-specific keys
+Line wrapping to form simple paragraphs
=item Tie::Array
-base class for tied arrays
+Base class for tied arrays
=item Tie::Handle
-base class definitions for tied handles
+Base class definitions for tied handles
-=item Tie::Hash, Tie::StdHash
+=item Tie::Hash
-base class definitions for tied hashes
+Base class definitions for tied hashes
=item Tie::RefHash
-use references as hash keys
+Use references as hash keys
-=item Tie::Scalar, Tie::StdScalar
+=item Tie::Scalar
-base class definitions for tied scalars
+Base class definitions for tied scalars
=item Tie::SubstrHash
=item Time::Local
-efficiently compute time from local and GMT time
+Efficiently compute time from local and GMT time
=item Time::gmtime
-by-name interface to Perl's built-in gmtime() function
+By-name interface to Perl's built-in gmtime() function
=item Time::localtime
-by-name interface to Perl's built-in localtime() function
+By-name interface to Perl's built-in localtime() function
=item Time::tm
-internal object used by Time::gmtime and Time::localtime
+Internal object used by Time::gmtime and Time::localtime
=item UNIVERSAL
-base class for ALL classes (blessed references)
+Base class for ALL classes (blessed references)
=item User::grent
-by-name interface to Perl's built-in getgr*() functions
+By-name interface to Perl's built-in getgr*() functions
=item User::pwent
-by-name interface to Perl's built-in getpw*() functions
+By-name interface to Perl's built-in getpw*() functions
=back