



                                    pem - 0.7.3
                                    ===========

            Hi,

                 I  am  pleased  to give you this small Perl script Pem.
            Pem is a handy tool to help you keep track of your  personal
            income  and  expenses.  On  Linux like systems, Pem works by
            storing the details you provide, in a CSV  file,  placed  in
            ~/.pem directory under your $HOME directory; And on Windows,
            same file is placed in pem directory, under  your  %USERPRO-
            FILE%  directory.  Each such file is named after the current
            month, and is automatically created by Pem  when  you  enter
            the  first record for the month. It is not advisable to edit
            these files by hand.

            Installation:
            =============

            On Linux: just say
            ---------

                 $ ./configure [--prefix=/install/directory]
                 $ make
                 # make install

            By default, this should  install  Pem  under  /usr/local/bin
            directory,  assuming  you  have  the  right privileges to do
            that. You may also consider changing the  prefix  using  the
            --prefix  option,  in case you don’t have the necessary per-
            missions.  For  more  information  please  see:  ./configure
            --help.

            On Windows:
            -----------
                Copy  and  paste  the pem.pl file to the directory where
            you keep your other executable files, and  make  sure,  this
            directory  is  included in your %PATH% variable. That’s all,
            Pem is ready to serve you. :)

            For usage information about pem, on Linux, try

                 $ pem --help
                 $ man pem
                 $ info pem

            On Windows try

                 C:\> pem.pl --help

            Also, use the pem.txt file to explore what Pem can  do,  and
            how it does that.

            Bugs/Comments:
            --------------

                 Please send any suggestions/comments or bug reports you
            may have, to <pj.pandit@yahoo.co.in>. They are most  welcome
            and appreciated.


            Thank you!

