# man > pl2pm(1)

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## NAME
       pl2pm - Rough tool to translate Perl4 .pl files to Perl5 .pm modules.

## SYNOPSIS
       **pl2pm** _files_

## DESCRIPTION
       **pl2pm** is a tool to aid in the conversion of Perl4-style .pl library files to Perl5-style
       library modules.  Usually, your old .pl file will still work fine and you should only use
       this tool if you plan to update your library to use some of the newer Perl 5 features, such
       as AutoLoading.

## LIMITATIONS
       It's just a first step, but it's usually a good first step.

## AUTHOR
       Larry Wall <<larry@wall.org>>



perl v5.34.0                                 2026-06-23                                     [PL2PM(1)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/PL2PM/1/markdown)