How about something like this:

#!/usr/bin/perl
use warnings;
use strict;

use Getopt::Long;
use Pod::Usage;

my $Action;  # Will be one of: add, edit, list, view
my $Value;   # Will be the value of the =s part of the option

sub set_action {
  pod2usage(
    -message => 'Must use only one of --add, --edit, --list, or --view
+',
  ) if defined $Action;

  $Action = shift;
  $Value  = shift;
}

GetOptions(
   'add|a=s' => \&set_action,
  'edit|e=s' => \&set_action,
  'list|l=s' => \&set_action,
  'view|v=s' => \&set_action,
  'man|m'    => sub { pod2usage(-exitstatus => 0, -verbose => 2) },
  'help|h|?' => sub { pod2usage(1) },
) or pod2usage(2);
# Update2: Changed back to pod2usage(2) from exit(2) (see below)

pod2usage(
  -message => 'Must use at least one of --add, --edit, --list, or --vi
+ew',
  -exitval => 1,
) unless defined $Action;

# Run program
{
  add  => \&add_record,
  edit => \&edit_record,
  list => \&list_record,
  view => \&view_record,
}->{$Action}->($Value);

sub add_record {
  my $record = shift;

  print "Adding record $record.\n";
}

sub edit_record {
  my $record = shift;

  print "Editing record $record.\n";
}

sub list_record {
  my $record = shift;

  print "Listing record $record.\n";
}

sub view_record {
  my $record = shift;

  print "Viewing record $record.\n";
}

=head1 NAME

Program Name - description

=head1 SYNOPSIS

program [--man] [--help] --add|--edit|--list|--view RECORD

  -a, --add  RECORD      Add a record
  -e, --edit RECORD      Edit a record
  -l, --list RECORD      List record(s)
  -v, --view RECORD      View a record

  -h, -?, --help         Display this help screen
  -m, --man              Display the program's manual

Note, you must include one (and only one) of add, edit, list, or view.

=head1 DESCRIPTION

Detailed program description.

=head1 AUTHOR

The Author

=cut
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When I tested this, the pod2usage stuff didn't work at all. I think, however, it's an issue with my installation of Pod::Usage, and the option-related part of this code does work so I am posting it anyway. If you also have a problem with pod2usage not working with this, or similar, code, let me know so I can try to determine where the issue lies.

Update: Made a minor update to the code. Noted in comment.

Update2: Ok, my problems with pod2usage are definately just an issue with my cygwin install of Pod::Usage. I tested the above code with my ActivePerl install, and it works fine. Also, I was mistaken about GetOptions not allowing pod2usage to die properly, so I changed the code back.

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