Array::Lookup, version 2.3, is a Perl 5 module which performs a search through an array of strings, allowing for abbreviation of the search key. The Lookup subroutine is especially handy for doing keyword lookups in an array or hash table, where the keyword may be abbreviated. Exact matches are give priority over abbreviated matches. The module has embedded POD text with which man or HTML pages can be created. For detailed usage information, including examples, you can do: pod2man Array::Lookup.pm | nroff -man The module is accompanied with a Perl Makefile.PL, this README, a test program (test.pl), a reference test output file, and the GNU License, under which this software is freely available. To download the software: git clone git@github.com:aks/array-lookup.git cd array-lookup Or, if you have downloaded the tar archive, following this procedure: gunzip Array-Lookup-2.3.tar.gz tar xvf Array-Lookup-2.3.tar cd Array-Lookup-2.3 Then, within the distribution directory, do: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install The archives are available at the usual CPAN sites. You can get to your nearest CPAN site via: http://cpan.perl.org/ Contributions or improvements are welcome. ________________________________ Alan Stebbens