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# PerlIO::via::QuotedPrint

PerlIO layer for quoted-printable strings

## SYNOPSIS

```perl
use PerlIO::via::QuotedPrint;

open(my $in, '<:via(QuotedPrint)', 'file.qp') or
    die "Can't open file.qp for reading: $!\n";

open(my $out, '>:via(QuotedPrint)', 'file.qp') or
    die "Can't open file.qp for writing: $!\n";
```

## DESCRIPTION

This module implements a PerlIO layer that works on files encoded in the
quoted-printable format.  It will decode from quoted-printable while reading
from a handle, and it will encode as quoted-printable while writing to a handle.

## EXPORTS

_None_.

## KNOWN BUGS

_None_.

## FEEDBACK

Patches, bug reports, suggestions or any other feedback is welcome.

Patches can be sent as GitHub pull requests at
[https://github.com/steve-m-hay/PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint/pulls](https://github.com/steve-m-hay/PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint/pulls).

Bug reports and suggestions can be made on the CPAN Request Tracker at
[https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Report.html?Queue=PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint](https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Report.html?Queue=PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint).

Currently active requests on the CPAN Request Tracker can be viewed at
[https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Status=Active;Queue=PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint](https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Status=Active;Queue=PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint).

Please test this distribution.  See CPAN Testers Reports at
[https://www.cpantesters.org/](https://www.cpantesters.org/) for details of how to get involved.

Previous test results on CPAN Testers Reports can be viewed at
[https://www.cpantesters.org/distro/P/PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint.html](https://www.cpantesters.org/distro/P/PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint.html).

Please rate this distribution on CPAN Ratings at
[https://cpanratings.perl.org/rate/?distribution=PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint](https://cpanratings.perl.org/rate/?distribution=PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint).

## SEE ALSO

[PerlIO::via](../via.md),
[MIME::QuotedPrint](../../MIME/QuotedPrint.md).

## ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Based on an example in the standard library module MIME::QuotedPrint in Perl
(version 5.8.0).

## AVAILABILITY

The latest version of this module is available from CPAN (see
["CPAN" in perlmodlib](https://perldoc.perl.org/perlmodlib) for details) at

[https://metacpan.org/release/PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint](https://metacpan.org/release/PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint) or

[https://www.cpan.org/authors/id/S/SH/SHAY/](https://www.cpan.org/authors/id/S/SH/SHAY/) or

[https://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/PerlIO/](https://www.cpan.org/modules/by-module/PerlIO/).

The latest source code is available from GitHub at
[https://github.com/steve-m-hay/PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint](https://github.com/steve-m-hay/PerlIO-via-QuotedPrint).

## INSTALLATION

See the `INSTALL` file.

## AUTHOR

Elizabeth Mattijsen <[liz@dijkmat.nl](mailto:liz@dijkmat.nl)>.

Steve Hay <[shay@cpan.org](mailto:shay@cpan.org)> is now maintaining
PerlIO::via::QuotedPrint as of version 0.08.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2002-2004, 2012 Elizabeth Mattijsen.  All rights reserved.

Copyright (C) 2015, 2020 Steve Hay.  All rights reserved.

## LICENCE

This module is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as Perl itself, i.e. under the terms of either the GNU General
Public License or the Artistic License, as specified in the `LICENCE` file.

## VERSION

Version 0.10

## DATE

22 May 2022

## HISTORY

See the `Changes` file.