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sub smry_prompt { ""how to interpret the PPM prompt"" }
sub help_prompt { <<'END' }
prompt -- information about the PPM3 prompt
Description
The PPM prompt can tell you six things:
1) The current repository;
2) The current target;
3) The last search you made on the current repository;
4) The last query you made on the current target;
5) The last package you described from this repository; and,
6) The last package you described from this target.
To enable the prompt to tell you this information, you must set
'prompt-context' to '1'. The following examples all assume this setting.
Examples
1 Repository and Target:
Set 'prompt-context' The prompt will resemble:
ppm:1:1>
In this case, the first '1' means that the first repository is
selected. The second '1' means the first target is selected. You can
prove this by adding another repository and switching to it:
ppm:1:1> rep add TEMP http://my/repository
Repositories:
1. ActiveState Package Repository
* 2. TEMP
ppm:1:1> rep 2
Repositories:
1. ActiveState Package Repository
* 2. TEMP
ppm:2:1>
The same is true for targets. If you have multiple versions of Perl
installed, when you swtich to a different target the second number
reflects the change.
If you delete all the repositories, the repository number changes to
'?'. The same goes for targets. If either item is indicated by a
question mark, you must configure a repository or target before
proceeding.
2 Search and Query:
PPM stores searches and search results from in the current session.
The prompt displays the search number:
ppm:1:1> search Text
[results displayed here]
ppm:1:1:s1>
The 's1' indicates that the last search you performed can be viewed
again by entering 'search 1'. Type 'search' with no arguments to
view the list of cached searches:
ppm:1:1:s1> search
Search Result Sets:
* 1. Text
If you then enter 'search 1', you will see the same results as when
you typed 'search Text' earlier. If you search for something else
('search Parse') then the number will change to 's2':
ppm:1:1:s1> search Parse
[results displayed here]
ppm:1:1:s2>
The same indicators apply to the query command. When you run a
query, a numerical indicator displays the current query:
ppm:1:1:s1> query PPM
[results displayed here]
ppm:1:1:s1:q1>
You can view the past queries with 'query', and view results by
querying a particular number.
3 Describe and Properties:
When you use the describe command with the numerical switch (to view
package information based on the package number in the last search
or query), PPM sets that index to the current index. If you use the