From the README file for AppConfig: AppConfig is a Perl5 module for managing application configuration information. It maintains the state of any number of variables and provides methods for parsing configuration files and command line arguments. Variables values may be set via configuration files. Variables may be flags (On/Off), take a single value, or take multiple values stored as a a list or hash. The number of arguments a variable expects is determined by its configuration when defined. WWW: http://search.cpan.org/dist/AppConfig/