NAME

       purl-tool - Package URL tool

SYNOPSIS

           purl-tool [OPTIONS]...STRING
           purl-tool --type STRING [--namespace STRING] --name STRING [--version STRING] [--subpath STRING] [--qualifier KEY=VALUE [...]]
           purl-tool [--help|--man|-v]

           Options:
                 --help                    Brief help message
                 --man                     Full documentation
                 -v                        Print version

           "purl" string encode options:

                 --type=STRING             Type
                 --namespace=STRING        Namespace (optional)
                 --name=STRING             Name
                 --version=STRING          Version (optional)
                 --qualifier KEY=VALUE     Qualifier key-value (optional)

           "purl" string decode options:

                 --download-url            Download URL
                 --repository-url          Repository URL

             -0, --null                    Return NULL char instead of new line

                 --format=FORMAT           Output format
                 --dumper                  Data::Dumper format (--format=dumper)
                 --json                    JSON output format (--format=json)
                 --yaml                    YAML output format (--format=yaml)
                 --env                     ENV output format (--format=env)

           Examples:

           Parse the given Package URL string and return JSON and send the STDOUT to jq:

               purl-tool pkg:cpan/GDT/URI-PackageURL@2.11 --json | jq

           Download the package from the repository using Package URL string:

               wget $(purl-tool pkg:cpan/GDT/URI-PackageURL@2.11 --download-url)

           Create a canonical Package URL string

               purl-tool --type cpan \
                         --namespace GDT \
                         --name URI-PackageURL \
                         --version 2.11

DESCRIPTION

       "purl-tool" Package URL tool

EXAMPLES

       Parse the given Package URL string and return JSON and send the STDOUT to jq:

           purl-tool pkg:cpan/GDT/URI-PackageURL@2.11 --json | jq

       Download the package from the repository using Package URL string:

           wget $(purl-tool pkg:cpan/GDT/URI-PackageURL@2.11 --download-url)

       Create a canonical Package URL string:

           purl-tool --type cpan \
                     --namespace GDT \
                     --name URI-PackageURL \
                     --version 2.11

AUTHOR

       Giuseppe Di Terlizzi <https://metacpan.org/author/gdt>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

       Copyright © 2022-2024 Giuseppe Di Terlizzi <https://metacpan.org/author/gdt>

       You may use and distribute this module according to the same terms that Perl is distributed under.

perl v5.40.1                                       2025-07-04                                      PURL-TOOL(1p)