How I use Emacs to write Perl

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  • GNU Emacs

    Mirror of GNU Emacs

  • If you are using an Emacs version less than 28 then I would recommend downloading the cperl-mode off the Emacs 28 branch. I personally place this file in ~/.emacs.d/cperl-mode/cperl-mode.el, then I load it with the following code.

  • dumb-jump

    an Emacs "jump to definition" package for 50+ languages

  • For jumping between function definitions I use dumb-jump, which usually just works. I configure dumb-jump to use ag for its searching which makes it work very quickly.

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  • the_silver_searcher

    A code-searching tool similar to ack, but faster.

  • For jumping between function definitions I use dumb-jump, which usually just works. I configure dumb-jump to use ag for its searching which makes it work very quickly.

  • shx-for-emacs

    An Emacs shell-mode (and comint-mode) extension that enables displaying small plots and graphics and lets users write shell commands in Emacs Lisp.

  • I use the wonderful shx package for making M-x shell a more usable shell, and I use shell-pop for popping up shell buffers that are automatically cd'd to the current files directory.

  • shell-pop-el

    shell-pop.el helps you to use shell easily on Emacs. Only one key action to work.

  • I use the wonderful shx package for making M-x shell a more usable shell, and I use shell-pop for popping up shell buffers that are automatically cd'd to the current files directory.

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