This module generates a MANIFEST.SKIP file for you (using Module::Manifest::Skip) that contains the common files that people do not want in their MANIFEST files. The SKIP file is generated each time that you (the module author) run Makefile.PL. You can add your own custom entries at the top of the MANIFEST file. Just put a blank line after your entries, and they will be left alone. This module also adds 'MANIFEST' to the clean_files() list so that make clean will remove your MANIFEST.