If you have a Perl programming question, you'll find the answer quickly in this handy, easy-to-use quick reference. ThePerl Pocket Referencecondenses and organizes stacks of documentation down to the most essential facts, so you can find what you need in a heartbeat.
Updated for Perl 5.14, the 5th edition provides a summary of Perl syntax rules and a complete list of operators, built-in functions, and other features. It's the perfect companion to O'Reilly's authoritative and in-depth Perl programming books, includingLearning Perl,Programming Perl, and thePerl Cookbook..
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Johan Vromans has engaged in software engineering research since 1975. Convinced of the importance of a good programming environment, he became an expert in using GNU Emacs and the Perl programming language. Recently he was instrumental in bringing the Internet to the Netherlands as a commercial activity. He currently owns his own typesetting and consulting business called Squirrel Consultancy. He can be reached at JVromans@squirrel.nl.
Chapter 1: Perl Pocket Reference;1.1 Perl 5.14.1;1.2 Conventions used in this book;1.3 Features;1.4 Syntax;1.5 Embedded Documentation;1.6 Data Types;1.7 Quotes and Interpolation;1.8 Literal Values;1.9 Variables;1.10 Context;1.11 Operators and Precedence;1.12 Statements;1.13 Packages and Modules;1.14 Pragmatic Modules;1.15 Subroutines;1.16 Special Subroutines;1.17 Object-Oriented Programming;1.18 Special Classes;1.19 Arithmetic Functions;1.20 Conversion Functions;1.21 Structure Conversion;1.22 String Functions;1.23 Array and List Functions;1.24 Hash Functions;1.25 Smartmatching;1.26 Regular Expression Patterns;1.27 Search and Replace Functions;1.28 File Operations;1.29 File Test Operators;1.30 Input and Output;1.31 Formatted Printing;1.32 Formats;1.33 Directory Reading Routines;1.34 System Interaction;1.35 Networking;1.36 Syl“!
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