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diff --git a/share/man/man7/style.perl.7 b/share/man/man7/style.perl.7 index 4429f2b..5639bfc 100644 --- a/share/man/man7/style.perl.7 +++ b/share/man/man7/style.perl.7 @@ -150,6 +150,19 @@ or .Ar script.pl and produce no warnings. .Pp +Indentation is an 8 character tab. Second level indents are four spaces. +.Bd -literal -offset 0i + while (cnt < 20) { + z = a + really + long + statement + that + needs + + two lines + gets + indented + four + spaces + + on + the + second + and + subsequent + lines. + } +.Ed +.Pp +Do not add whitespace at the end of a line, and only use tabs +followed by spaces to form the indentation. Do not use more spaces +than a tab will produce and do not use spaces in front of tabs. +.Pp Opening braces should be at the end of the controlling line. Else and elsif belong on the same line as the closing brace for the previous if or elsif block: @@ -182,10 +195,6 @@ previous if or elsif block: } .Ed .Pp -Indentation and block style should follow -.Xr style 9 -where applicable. -.Pp Where possible scripts should use standard modules instead of rewriting the code inline. It may be appropriate in some cases to import a CPAN module into the base system to facilitate this. @@ -202,9 +211,13 @@ instead of .Fa if (! ... ) where it improves readability. .Pp +Where it doesn't conflict with this guide read +.Xr perlstyle 1 +and adopt Larry Wall's style recommendations. .Sh SEE ALSO .Xr perlsec 1 , +.Xr perlstyle 1 , .Xr style 9 .Sh HISTORY This man page is largely based on the |
