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perltie - how to hide an object class in a simple variable
Prior to release 5.0 of Perl, a programmer could use dbmopen() to connect an on-disk database in the standard Unix dbm(3x) format magically to a %HASH in their program. However, their Perl was either built with one particular dbm library or another, ...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
perltie - how to hide an object class in a simple variable
Prior to release 5.0 of Perl, a programmer could use dbmopen() to connect an on-disk database in the standard Unix dbm(3x) format magically to a %HASH in their program. However, their Perl was either built with one particular dbm library or another, ...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
B - The Perl Compiler Backend
The "B" module supplies classes which allow a Perl program to delve into its own innards. It is the module used to implement the "backends" of the Perl compiler. Usage of the compiler does not require knowledge of this module: see the O module for th...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
B - The Perl Compiler Backend
The "B" module supplies classes which allow a Perl program to delve into its own innards. It is the module used to implement the "backends" of the Perl compiler. Usage of the compiler does not require knowledge of this module: see the O module for th...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
todo - Perl TO-DO list
This is a list of wishes for Perl. The most up to date version of this file is at <https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/blead/Porting/todo.pod>. The tasks we think are smaller or easier are listed first. Anyone is welcome to work on any of these, but i...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
todo - Perl TO-DO list
This is a list of wishes for Perl. The most up to date version of this file is at <https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/blead/Porting/todo.pod>. The tasks we think are smaller or easier are listed first. Anyone is welcome to work on any of these, but i...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
perlop - Perl operators and precedence
In Perl, the operator determines what operation is performed, independent of the type of the operands. For example "$x + $y" is always a numeric addition, and if $x or $y do not contain numbers, an attempt is made to convert them to numbers first. Th...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
perlop - Perl operators and precedence
In Perl, the operator determines what operation is performed, independent of the type of the operands. For example "$x + $y" is always a numeric addition, and if $x or $y do not contain numbers, an attempt is made to convert them to numbers first. Th...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
perlre - Perl regular expressions
This page describes the syntax of regular expressions in Perl. If you haven't used regular expressions before, a tutorial introduction is available in perlretut. If you know just a little about them, a quick-start introduction is available in perlreq...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
perlre - Perl regular expressions
This page describes the syntax of regular expressions in Perl. If you haven't used regular expressions before, a tutorial introduction is available in perlretut. If you know just a little about them, a quick-start introduction is available in perlreq...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
Pumpkin - Notes on handling the Perl Patch Pumpkin And Porting Perl
This document attempts to begin to describe some of the considerations involved in patching, porting, and maintaining perl. This document is still under construction, and still subject to significant changes. Still, I hope parts of it will be useful,...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
Pumpkin - Notes on handling the Perl Patch Pumpkin And Porting Perl
This document attempts to begin to describe some of the considerations involved in patching, porting, and maintaining perl. This document is still under construction, and still subject to significant changes. Still, I hope parts of it will be useful,...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
perlvar - Perl predefined variables
The Syntax of Variable Names Variable names in Perl can have several formats. Usually, they must begin with a letter or underscore, in which case they can be arbitrarily long (up to an internal limit of 251 characters) and may contain letters, digits...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
perlvar - Perl predefined variables
The Syntax of Variable Names Variable names in Perl can have several formats. Usually, they must begin with a letter or underscore, in which case they can be arbitrarily long (up to an internal limit of 251 characters) and may contain letters, digits...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
perlrun - how to execute the Perl interpreter
The normal way to run a Perl program is by making it directly executable, or else by passing the name of the source file as an argument on the command line. (An interactive Perl environment is also possible--see perldebug for details on how to do tha...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
perlrun - how to execute the Perl interpreter
The normal way to run a Perl program is by making it directly executable, or else by passing the name of the source file as an argument on the command line. (An interactive Perl environment is also possible--see perldebug for details on how to do tha...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
perlsub - Perl subroutines
Like many languages, Perl provides for user-defined subroutines. These may be located anywhere in the main program, loaded in from other files via the "do", "require", or "use" keywords, or generated on the fly using "eval" or anonymous subroutines. ...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
perlsub - Perl subroutines
Like many languages, Perl provides for user-defined subroutines. These may be located anywhere in the main program, loaded in from other files via the "do", "require", or "use" keywords, or generated on the fly using "eval" or anonymous subroutines. ...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
perlsyn - Perl syntax
A Perl program consists of a sequence of declarations and statements which run from the top to the bottom. Loops, subroutines, and other control structures allow you to jump around within the code. Perl is a free-form language: you can format and ind...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
perlsyn - Perl syntax
A Perl program consists of a sequence of declarations and statements which run from the top to the bottom. Loops, subroutines, and other control structures allow you to jump around within the code. Perl is a free-form language: you can format and ind...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC