Devel::Cover::Report::Html\_basic(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Devel::Cover::Report::Html\_basic(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

Devel::Cover::Report::Html\_basic - HTML backend for Devel::Cover

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
 cover -report html_basic
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This module provides a HTML reporting mechanism for coverage data. It is designed to be called from the "cover" program. It will add syntax highlighting if "PPI::HTML" or "Perl::Tidy" is installed.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

The following command line options are supported:

```
 -outputfile  - name of output file              (default coverage.html)
 -restrict    - add restrict to regex form       (default on)
 -noppihtml   - disables PPI::HTML highlighting  (default off)
 -noperltidy  - disables Perl::Tidy highlighting (default off)
```

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

```
 Devel::Cover
```

# [LICENCE](#LICENCE)

Copyright 2001-2026, Paul Johnson (paul@pjcj.net)

This software is free. It is licensed under the same terms as Perl itself.

The latest version of this software should be available from my homepage: https://pjcj.net

2026-10-26 perl v5.44.0

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Document: Devel::Cover::Report::Html_basic(3pm) from perl-devel-cover 1.52-r7 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/pjcj/Devel--Cover