This is Perl module Text::Template::Compact. INSTALLATION Text::Template::Compact installation is straightforward. If your CPAN shell is set up, you should just be able to do % cpan Text::Template::Compact Download it, unpack it, then build it as per the usual: % perl Makefile.PL % make && make test Then install it: % make install DOCUMENTATION Text::Template::Compact documentation is available as in POD. So you can do: % perldoc Text::Template::Compact to read the documentation online with your favorite pager. tateisu