News

2025-02-05
Rex-1.16.0

Rex-1.16.0 is now available on CPAN.

It now requires at least perl-5.14.4 to install, contains new features for running commands on Windows, and fixes bugs around git repository branch operations.

2024-11-05
Rex-1.15.0

Happy 14th birthday, Rex!

Rex-1.15.0 is now available on CPAN. It contains several bug fixes and a few new features.

2023-08-05
Rex-1.14.3

Rex-1.14.3 is now available on CPAN. It contains bug fixes for local package installation, command existence checks, and Git tests.

2023-05-05
Rex-1.14.2

The Rex-1.14.2 release is now available on CPAN. It contains bug fixes for running local commands on Windows, cloning git repositories, and test suite fixes for the upcoming perl-5.38.0 release.

2023-03-17
Call for papers TPRC 2023

Dean Hamstead from the The Perl and Raku Foundation Marketing Committee has sent an invitation to present about Rex at TPRC 2023. I’m posting it here to increase visibility.

Events

2021-03-08
Learning automation using Rex

Ferenc Erki (FErki) will be the guest of Gábor Szabó on the next Code Maven live stream to learn about automation using Rex. Register for the free event via Code Maven or Meetup, and join the discussion!

2020-03-05
Unexpected use cases with Rex

Unexpected use cases with Rex at the 22nd German Perl/Raku Workshop 2020 in Erlangen by Ferenc Erki (FErki).

2019-11-09
Rex & Friends

Rex & Friends talk at the Barcelona Perl & Friends 2019 by Ferenc Erki (FErki).

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Rex-1.12.0

2020-07-05 - Ferenc Erki

The Rex-1.12.0 release is now available on CPAN. It adds support for local rsync operations, improves tab completion for Bash and Zsh, and fixes related bugs. It also discontinues support for running Rex on Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, and older versions since both mainstream and extended support has already ended for these products.

Rex on StackShare

2020-06-09 - Ferenc Erki

Thanks to the support from their amazing team, Rex is now listed on StackShare.

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Rex-1.11.0

2020-06-05 - Ferenc Erki

The Rex-1.11.0 release is now available on CPAN. It enhances the behaviour of sysctl and file management, fixes bugs about group management and OpenSSH connection options, and clarifies quite a bit of documentation.

Rex-1.10.0

2020-05-05 - Ferenc Erki

The Rex-1.10.0 release is now available on CPAN (changelog). Apart from documentation updates and bug fixes, it adds initial package glob support, and an on_change hook for the mkdir command.

Rex-1.9.0

2020-04-05 - Ferenc Erki

The Rex-1.9.0 release is now available on CPAN, and it adds a new feature flag to force writing UTF-8 encoded files, documents configuration options, and fixes bugs.