Sys::OutPut Perl Module

       Sys::OutPut -- Perl module to help make output easier.

SYNOPSIS

         usage Sys::OutPut;

         talk $fmtstr [, @args];

         out  $fmtstr [, @args];

         put  $fmtstr [, @args];

         err  $fmtstr [, @args];

         debug $fmtstr [, @args];

         $Sys::OutPut::quiet = $::quiet;

         $Sys::OutPut::debug = $::debug;

DESCRIPTION

       These subroutines will make generating output to STDOUT
       and STDERR easier.

       All of the routines treat the $fmtstr argument as a printf
       format string, with @args as the format string arguments.

       The talk routine generates output to STDERR only if the
       variable $Sys::OutPut::quiet is non-null and non-zero.

       The out routine generates output to STDOUT, with a newline
       appended to <$fmtstr>, if it is not already terminated
       with one.

       The put routine generates output to STDOUT, without any
       additional trailing newline.

       The err routine generates output to STDERR, with a newline
       appended if needed.

       The debug routine generates output to STDERR only if the
       variable $Sys::OutPut::debug is non-null and non-zero,
       which is also returned as the result.  This allows for
       convenient usages such as in the following example:

           sub foo {
               ...
               return if debug "Stopping now.";
               ...
               next if debug "Skipping further processing";
               ...
           }

       $Sys::OutPut::debug variables are initialized from their
       corresponding main variables $::quiet and $::debug,
       respectively, unless they are already defined.

AUTHOR

       Alan K. Stebbens <aks@sgi.com>

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