---
id: perl
title: Perl
sidebar_label: Perl
---

## What

Display the currently active perl version.

## Sample Configuration

```json
{
  "type": "perl",
  "style": "powerline",
  "powerline_symbol": "\uE0B0",
  "foreground": "#ffffff",
  "background": "#4063D8",
  "template": " \ue769 {{ .Full }}"
}
```

## Properties

| Name                   | Type      | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| ---------------------- | --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `home_enabled`         | `boolean` | display the segment in the HOME folder or not - defaults to `false`                                                                                                                                                               |
| `fetch_version`        | `boolean` | display the perl version - defaults to `true`                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| `missing_command_text` | `string`  | text to display when the perl command is missing - defaults to empty                                                                                                                                                              |
| `display_mode`         | `string`  | <ul><li>`always`: the segment is always displayed</li><li>`files`: the segment is only displayed when one of the following files is present (**default**):<ul><li>`.perl-version`</li><li>`*.pl`</li><li>`*.p`</li><li>`*.t`</li></ul></li></ul> |

## Template ([info][templates])

:::note default template

```template
{{ if .Error }}{{ .Error }}{{ else }}{{ .Full }}{{ end }}
```

:::

### Properties

| Name     | Type     | Description                                        |
| -------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `.Full`  | `string` | the full version                                   |
| `.Major` | `string` | major number                                       |
| `.Minor` | `string` | minor number                                       |
| `.Patch` | `string` | patch number                                       |
| `.Error` | `string` | error encountered when fetching the version string |

[templates]: /docs/configuration/templates