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Symbol - manipulate Perl symbols and their names
"Symbol::gensym" creates an anonymous glob and returns a reference to it. Such a glob reference can be used as a file or directory handle. For backward compatibility with older implementations that didn't support anonymous globs, "Symbol::ungensym" i...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
Symbol - manipulate Perl symbols and their names
"Symbol::gensym" creates an anonymous glob and returns a reference to it. Such a glob reference can be used as a file or directory handle. For backward compatibility with older implementations that didn't support anonymous globs, "Symbol::ungensym" i...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
perlmod - Perl modules (packages and symbol tables)
Is this the document you were after? There are other documents which might contain the information that you're looking for: This doc Perl's packages, namespaces, and some info on classes. perlnewmod Tutorial on making a new module. perlmodstyle Best ...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
perlmod - Perl modules (packages and symbol tables)
Is this the document you were after? There are other documents which might contain the information that you're looking for: This doc Perl's packages, namespaces, and some info on classes. perlnewmod Tutorial on making a new module. perlmodstyle Best ...
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...
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
h2xs - convert .h C header files to Perl extensions
*h2xs* builds a Perl extension from C header files. The extension will include functions which can be used to retrieve the value of any #define statement which was in the C header files. The *module_name* will be used for the name of the extension. I...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
h2xs - convert .h C header files to Perl extensions
*h2xs* builds a Perl extension from C header files. The extension will include functions which can be used to retrieve the value of any #define statement which was in the C header files. The *module_name* will be used for the name of the extension. I...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
POSIX - Perl interface to IEEE Std 1003.1
The POSIX module permits you to access all (or nearly all) the standard POSIX 1003.1 identifiers. Many of these identifiers have been given Perl-ish interfaces. This document gives a condensed list of the features available in the POSIX module. Consu...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
feature - Perl pragma to enable new features
It is usually impossible to add new syntax to Perl without breaking some existing programs. This pragma provides a way to minimize that risk. New syntactic constructs, or new semantic meanings to older constructs, can be enabled by "use feature 'foo'...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
feature - Perl pragma to enable new features
It is usually impossible to add new syntax to Perl without breaking some existing programs. This pragma provides a way to minimize that risk. New syntactic constructs, or new semantic meanings to older constructs, can be enabled by "use feature 'foo'...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
strict - Perl pragma to restrict unsafe constructs
The "strict" pragma disables certain Perl expressions that could behave unexpectedly or are difficult to debug, turning them into errors. The effect of this pragma is limited to the current file or scope block. If no import list is supplied, all poss...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
vmsish - Perl pragma to control VMS-specific language features
If no import list is supplied, all possible VMS-specific features are assumed. Currently, there are four VMS-specific features available: 'status' (a.k.a '$?'), 'exit', 'time' and 'hushed'. If you're not running VMS, this module does nothing. "vmsish...
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC
vmsish - Perl pragma to control VMS-specific language features
If no import list is supplied, all possible VMS-specific features are assumed. Currently, there are four VMS-specific features available: 'status' (a.k.a '$?'), 'exit', 'time' and 'hushed'. If you're not running VMS, this module does nothing. "vmsish...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
strict - Perl pragma to restrict unsafe constructs
The "strict" pragma disables certain Perl expressions that could behave unexpectedly or are difficult to debug, turning them into errors. The effect of this pragma is limited to the current file or scope block. If no import list is supplied, all poss...
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 $y do not contain numbers, an attempt is made to convert them to numbers first. Th...
RJBS/perl-5.36.0 - 28 May 2022 00:26:10 UTC
perlop - Perl operators and precedence
In Perl, the operator determines what operation is performed, independent of the type of the operands. For example "$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
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
perlipc - Perl interprocess communication (signals, fifos, pipes, safe subprocesses, sockets, and semaphores)
The basic IPC facilities of Perl are built out of the good old Unix signals, named pipes, pipe opens, the Berkeley socket routines, and SysV IPC calls. Each is used in slightly different situations....
PEVANS/perl-5.38.2 - 29 Nov 2023 16:10:36 UTC