How is Perl's @INC constructed? (aka What are all the ways of affecting where Perl modules are searc

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What are all the ways of affecting where Perl modules are searched for? or, How is Perl's @INC constructed?

As we know, Perl uses @INC array containing directory names to determine where to search for Perl module files.

There does not seem to be a comprehensive "@INC" FAQ-type post on StackOverflow, so this question is intended as one.

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