This is the README file for IO::File::Multi (v 1.02), a simple module to handle printing to multiple (output) filehandles, with single print() or printf() calls. Requires: IO::File (and it's requirements) Installation: You should know the routine by now... perl Makefile.PL make test make install If for some reason MakeMaker is broken or you have a personal problem with the make command (seek help), you can just copy Multi.pm into your perl site directory and everything should be okay. Author: Nem W Schlecht (nem@plains.nodak.edu) Multi.pm - Copyright (c) 1996 by Nem W Schlecht. All rights reserved. This is free software; you can distribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself. Simple example: #!/local/bin/perl use IO::File::Multi; $mh1 = new IO::File::Multi; $mh1->open(">-"); # print to stdout $mh1->open("| lpr"); # print to hard-copy printer $mh1->open(">>log"); # append to log file $mh1->print("This line goes to multiple places!\n"); $mh1->printf("This is just a number: %2.2f\n", 12.535632); $mh1->close(); # close all filehandles