NAME Alien::7zip - Find or build 7-Zip SYNOPSIS Command line tool: use Alien::7zip; use Env qw( @PATH ); unshift @PATH, Alien::7zip->bin_dir; system "@{[ Alien::7zip->exe ]}"; DESCRIPTION This distribution provides 7-Zip so that it can be used by other Perl distributions that are on CPAN. It does this by first trying to detect an existing install of 7-Zip on your system. If found it will use that. If it cannot be found, the source code will be downloaded from the internet and it will be installed in a private share location for the use of other modules. METHODS exe Alien::7zip->exe Returns the command name for running 7-Zip. HELPERS sevenzip %{sevenzip} Returns '7z', '7zz', or appropriate command for platform. SEE ALSO 7-Zip The 7-Zip home page. Alien Documentation on the Alien concept itself. Alien::Base The base class for this Alien. Alien::Build::Manual::AlienUser Detailed manual for users of Alien classes.