Perl module Dist::Zilla can be used to create standard files like README, Makefile.PL, etc.

Save time creating Makefile.PL, README, etc. and use Dist::Zilla to create these files automatically when you build a release of your module.

This keeps your development tree clear of these files and since it can pull version information from your Perl module they are automatically updated with the version number, module name, abstract, etc. Configurations are kept in dist.ini

Basic dist.ini example:

name = your-module-name
author = your name <you@example.com>
license = Artistic_2_0
version = 0.01

[Prereqs]
My::Module = 0

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