DB-Color Syntax highlighting for the Perl debugger. Want this? http://blogs.perl.org/users/ovid/2010/11/syntax-highlighting-for-the-perl-debugger.html Then add this to your $HOME/.perldb use DB::Color; Then use your debugger like normal: perl -d some_file.pl If you don't want a $HOME/.perldb file: perl -MDB::Color -d some_file.pl See perldoc DB::Color for more information. This code is a proof of concept and is buggy. The syntax highlighting is buggy. Fix it :) INSTALLATION To install this module, run the following commands: perl Makefile.PL make make test make install SUPPORT AND DOCUMENTATION After installing, you can find documentation for this module with the perldoc command. perldoc DB::Color You can also look for information at: RT, CPAN's request tracker (report bugs here) http://rt.cpan.org/NoAuth/Bugs.html?Dist=DB-Color AnnoCPAN, Annotated CPAN documentation http://annocpan.org/dist/DB-Color CPAN Ratings http://cpanratings.perl.org/d/DB-Color Search CPAN http://search.cpan.org/dist/DB-Color/ LICENSE AND COPYRIGHT Copyright (C) 2011 Curtis "Ovid" Poe This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of either: the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; or the Artistic License. See http://dev.perl.org/licenses/ for more information.