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diff --git a/contrib/perl5/pod/perl.pod b/contrib/perl5/pod/perl.pod index 59ca0e0..b7e88fb 100644 --- a/contrib/perl5/pod/perl.pod +++ b/contrib/perl5/pod/perl.pod @@ -12,83 +12,114 @@ B<perl> S<[ B<-sTuU> ]> S<[ B<-hv> ] [ B<-V>[:I<configvar>] ]> S<[ B<-i>[I<extension>] ]> S<[ B<-e> I<'command'> ] [ B<--> ] [ I<programfile> ] [ I<argument> ]...> -For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several -sections: +For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections: perl Perl overview (this section) - perldelta Perl changes since previous version - perl5005delta Perl changes in version 5.005 - perl5004delta Perl changes in version 5.004 perlfaq Perl frequently asked questions perltoc Perl documentation table of contents + perlbook Perl book information - perldata Perl data structures perlsyn Perl syntax + perldata Perl data structures perlop Perl operators and precedence - perlre Perl regular expressions - perlrun Perl execution and options - perlfunc Perl builtin functions - perlopentut Perl open() tutorial - perlvar Perl predefined variables perlsub Perl subroutines - perlmod Perl modules: how they work - perlmodlib Perl modules: how to write and use - perlmodinstall Perl modules: how to install from CPAN - perlform Perl formats - perlunicode Perl unicode support - perllocale Perl locale support - + perlfunc Perl builtin functions perlreftut Perl references short introduction - perlref Perl references, the rest of the story perldsc Perl data structures intro + perlrequick Perl regular expressions quick start + perlpod Perl plain old documentation + perlstyle Perl style guide + perltrap Perl traps for the unwary + + perlrun Perl execution and options + perldiag Perl diagnostic messages + perllexwarn Perl warnings and their control + perldebtut Perl debugging tutorial + perldebug Perl debugging + + perlvar Perl predefined variables perllol Perl data structures: arrays of arrays + perlopentut Perl open() tutorial + perlretut Perl regular expressions tutorial + + perlre Perl regular expressions, the rest of the story + perlref Perl references, the rest of the story + + perlform Perl formats + perlboot Perl OO tutorial for beginners perltoot Perl OO tutorial, part 1 perltootc Perl OO tutorial, part 2 perlobj Perl objects - perltie Perl objects hidden behind simple variables perlbot Perl OO tricks and examples + perltie Perl objects hidden behind simple variables + perlipc Perl interprocess communication perlfork Perl fork() information + perlnumber Perl number semantics perlthrtut Perl threads tutorial - perllexwarn Perl warnings and their control - perlfilter Perl source filters - perldbmfilter Perl DBM filters - perlcompile Perl compiler suite intro - perldebug Perl debugging - perldiag Perl diagnostic messages - perlnumber Perl number semantics - perlsec Perl security - perltrap Perl traps for the unwary perlport Perl portability guide - perlstyle Perl style guide + perllocale Perl locale support + perlunicode Perl unicode support + perlebcdic Considerations for running Perl on EBCDIC platforms - perlpod Perl plain old documentation - perlbook Perl book information + perlsec Perl security + + perlmod Perl modules: how they work + perlmodlib Perl modules: how to write and use + perlmodinstall Perl modules: how to install from CPAN + perlnewmod Perl modules: preparing a new module for distribution + + perlfaq1 General Questions About Perl + perlfaq2 Obtaining and Learning about Perl + perlfaq3 Programming Tools + perlfaq4 Data Manipulation + perlfaq5 Files and Formats + perlfaq6 Regexes + perlfaq7 Perl Language Issues + perlfaq8 System Interaction + perlfaq9 Networking + + perlcompile Perl compiler suite intro perlembed Perl ways to embed perl in your C or C++ application - perlapio Perl internal IO abstraction interface perldebguts Perl debugging guts and tips - perlxs Perl XS application programming interface perlxstut Perl XS tutorial + perlxs Perl XS application programming interface + perlclib Internal replacements for standard C library functions perlguts Perl internal functions for those doing extensions perlcall Perl calling conventions from C + perlutil utilities packaged with the Perl distribution + perlfilter Perl source filters + perldbmfilter Perl DBM filters perlapi Perl API listing (autogenerated) perlintern Perl internal functions (autogenerated) - + perlapio Perl internal IO abstraction interface perltodo Perl things to do perlhack Perl hackers guide + perlhist Perl history records + perldelta Perl changes since previous version + perl5005delta Perl changes in version 5.005 + perl5004delta Perl changes in version 5.004 + perlaix Perl notes for AIX perlamiga Perl notes for Amiga + perlbs2000 Perl notes for POSIX-BC BS2000 perlcygwin Perl notes for Cygwin perldos Perl notes for DOS + perlepoc Perl notes for EPOC perlhpux Perl notes for HP-UX perlmachten Perl notes for Power MachTen + perlmacos Perl notes for Mac OS (Classic) + perlmpeix Perl notes for MPE/iX perlos2 Perl notes for OS/2 perlos390 Perl notes for OS/390 + perlsolaris Perl notes for Solaris + perlvmesa Perl notes for VM/ESA perlvms Perl notes for VMS + perlvos Perl notes for Stratus VOS perlwin32 Perl notes for Windows (If you're intending to read these straight through for the first time, @@ -162,58 +193,85 @@ But wait, there's more... Begun in 1993 (see L<perlhist>), Perl version 5 is nearly a complete rewrite that provides the following additional benefits: -=over +=over 4 + +=item * -=item * modularity and reusability using innumerable modules +modularity and reusability using innumerable modules Described in L<perlmod>, L<perlmodlib>, and L<perlmodinstall>. -=item * embeddable and extensible +=item * + +embeddable and extensible Described in L<perlembed>, L<perlxstut>, L<perlxs>, L<perlcall>, L<perlguts>, and L<xsubpp>. -=item * roll-your-own magic variables (including multiple simultaneous DBM implementations) +=item * + +roll-your-own magic variables (including multiple simultaneous DBM implementations) Described in L<perltie> and L<AnyDBM_File>. -=item * subroutines can now be overridden, autoloaded, and prototyped +=item * + +subroutines can now be overridden, autoloaded, and prototyped Described in L<perlsub>. -=item * arbitrarily nested data structures and anonymous functions +=item * + +arbitrarily nested data structures and anonymous functions Described in L<perlreftut>, L<perlref>, L<perldsc>, and L<perllol>. -=item * object-oriented programming +=item * + +object-oriented programming Described in L<perlobj>, L<perltoot>, and L<perlbot>. -=item * compilability into C code or Perl bytecode +=item * + +compilability into C code or Perl bytecode Described in L<B> and L<B::Bytecode>. -=item * support for light-weight processes (threads) +=item * + +support for light-weight processes (threads) Described in L<perlthrtut> and L<Thread>. -=item * support for internationalization, localization, and Unicode +=item * + +support for internationalization, localization, and Unicode Described in L<perllocale> and L<utf8>. -=item * lexical scoping +=item * + +lexical scoping Described in L<perlsub>. -=item * regular expression enhancements +=item * + +regular expression enhancements Described in L<perlre>, with additional examples in L<perlop>. -=item * enhanced debugger and interactive Perl environment, with integrated editor support +=item * + +enhanced debugger and interactive Perl environment, +with integrated editor support Described in L<perldebug>. -=item * POSIX 1003.1 compliant library +=item * + +POSIX 1003.1 compliant library Described in L<POSIX>. @@ -293,7 +351,7 @@ affected by wraparound). You may mail your bug reports (be sure to include full configuration information as output by the myconfig program in the perl source -tree, or by C<perl -V>) to perlbug@perl.com . If you've succeeded +tree, or by C<perl -V>) to perlbug@perl.org . If you've succeeded in compiling perl, the B<perlbug> script in the F<utils/> subdirectory can be used to help mail in a bug report. |