# man > cpancover(1p)

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## NAME
       cpancover - report coverage statistics on CPAN modules

## VERSION
       version 1.36

## SYNOPSIS
        cpancover -help -info -version
                  -collect -redo_cpancover_html -redo_html -force -dryrun
                  -modules module_name
                  -results_dir /path/to/dir
                  -outputdir /path/to/dir
                  -outputfile filename.html
                  -report report_name
                  -generate_html
                  -compress_old_versions number_to_keep
                  -local

## DESCRIPTION
## OPTIONS
       The following command line options are supported:

        -h -help               - show help
        -i -info               - show documentation
        -v -version            - show version
        -collect               - collect coverage from modules       (on)
        -directory             - location of the modules             ($cwd)
        -dryrun                - don't execute (for some commands)   (off)
        -force                 - recollect coverage                  (off)
        -modules               - modules to use                      (all in $dir)
        -outputdir             - where to store output               ($directory)
        -outputfile            - top level index                     (coverage.html)
        -redo_cpancover_html   - don't set default modules           (off)
        -redo_html             - force html generation for modules   (off)
        -report                - report to use                       (html_basic)
        -generate_html         - generate html                       (off)
        -compress_old_versions - compress data older than n versions (3)
        -local                 - use local (uninstalled) code        (off)

## DETAILS
## REQUIREMENTS
       Collect coverage for results and create html, csv and json output.

       The modules Template and [Parallel::Iterator](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Parallel%3A%3AIterator/markdown) are required.

## EXIT STATUS
       The following exit values are returned:

       0   All operations were completed successfully.

       >0  An error occurred.

## SEE ALSO
        L<[Devel::Cover](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Devel%3A%3ACover/markdown)>

## BUGS
        Undocumented.

## LICENCE
       Copyright 2002-2019, Paul Johnson (<paul@pjcj.net>)

       This software is free.  It is licensed under the same terms as Perl itself.

       The latest version of this software should be available from my homepage: <http://www.pjcj.net>



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