Re^4: What does "-" in a use statement do?

Do you happen to know if here is there is an agreed upon word for describing how the -app bit is used? Perhaps something like "package initializer"?

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Re^5: What does "-" in a use statement do? by AnomalousMonk (Archbishop) on Jan 27, 2018 at 16:36 UTC
... an agreed upon word for describing how the `-app` bit is used? If something like `-app` appeared in the parameter list of a command-line utility, it would be called a "switch" because it would most likely alter the behavior of the utility, e.g., by switching some behavior on or off. I and, I think, most others would be comfortable describing `-app` as a switch controlling the behavior of the App::Cmd::Setup module. Update: See "switch" and also "options" and "flag" in perlglossary. Give a man a fish: `<%-{-{-{-<`	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^6: What does "-" in a use statement do? by Your Mother (Archbishop) on Jan 29, 2018 at 19:15 UTC
++ Adding: some folks calls them flags instead of switches. And some folks use them interchangeable or limit switch to boolean (on\|off) options and use flags for those taking a value.	[reply]