# in module YourModule.pm: package YourModule; use Exporter (); @ISA = qw(Exporter); @EXPORT = qw(...); # Symbols to export by default. @EXPORT_OK = qw(...); # Symbols to export on request. %EXPORT_TAGS = tag => [...]; # Define names for sets of symbols. # in other files that wish to use YourModule: use YourModule; # Import default symbols into my package. use YourModule qw(...); # Import listed symbols into my package. use YourModule (); # Do not import any symbols! ***** @EXPORT = qw(A1 A2 A3 A4 A5); @EXPORT_OK = qw(B1 B2 B3 B4 B5); %EXPORT_TAGS = ( T1 => [qw(A1 A2 B1 B2)], T2 => [qw(A1 A2 B3 B4)] ); ***** use YourModule qw(:DEFAULT :T2 !B3 A3); ***** use Socket qw(!/^[AP]F_/ !SOMAXCONN !SOL_SOCKET); use POSIX qw(:errno_h :termios_h !TCSADRAIN !/^EXIT/); ***** BEGIN { $Exporter::Verbose=1 } ***** @failed_symbols = $module_name->export_fail(@failed_symbols); ***** %EXPORT_TAGS = (Bactrian => [qw(aa bb cc)], Dromedary => [qw(aa cc dd)]); ***** Exporter::export_tags('Bactrian'); # add aa, bb and cc to @EXPORT Exporter::export_ok_tags('Dromedary'); # add aa, cc and dd to @EXPORT_OK