From d5cfae938740d9c233a00f7fe6d4ece2e5bc0368 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Steve Hancock Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2023 17:32:27 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] update man page --- bin/perltidy | 8 ++++++-- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/bin/perltidy b/bin/perltidy index b6fe8706..84e05fdf 100755 --- a/bin/perltidy +++ b/bin/perltidy @@ -35,8 +35,12 @@ perltidy - a perl script indenter and reformatter =head1 DESCRIPTION -Perltidy reads a perl script and writes an indented, reformatted script. -This document describes the parameters available for controlling this formatting. +Perltidy reads a perl script and writes an indented, reformatted script. The +formatting process involves converting the script into a string of tokens, +removing any non-essential whitespace, and then rewriting the string of tokens +with whitespace using whatever rules are specified, or defaults. This happens +in a series of operations which can be controlled with the parameters described +in this document. Perltidy is a commandline frontend to the module Perl::Tidy. For documentation describing how to call the Perl::Tidy module from other applications see the -- 2.39.5