1 package Pod::Functions;
10 @EXPORT = qw(%Kinds %Type %Flavor %Type_Description @Type_Order);
12 our(%Kinds, %Type, %Flavor);
14 our %Type_Description = (
15 'ARRAY' => 'Functions for real @ARRAYs',
16 'Binary' => 'Functions for fixed length data or records',
17 'File' => 'Functions for filehandles, files, or directories',
18 'Flow' => 'Keywords related to control flow of your perl program',
19 'HASH' => 'Functions for real %HASHes',
20 'I/O' => 'Input and output functions',
21 'LIST' => 'Functions for list data',
22 'Math' => 'Numeric functions',
23 'Misc' => 'Miscellaneous functions',
24 'Modules' => 'Keywords related to perl modules',
25 'Network' => 'Fetching network info',
26 'Objects' => 'Keywords related to classes and object-orientedness',
27 'Process' => 'Functions for processes and process groups',
28 'Regexp' => 'Regular expressions and pattern matching',
29 'Socket' => 'Low-level socket functions',
30 'String' => 'Functions for SCALARs or strings',
31 'SysV' => 'System V interprocess communication functions',
32 'Time' => 'Time-related functions',
33 'User' => 'Fetching user and group info',
34 'Namespace' => 'Keywords altering or affecting scoping of identifiers',
64 my($name, $type, $text) = split " ", $_, 3;
66 $Flavor{$name} = $text;
67 for my $t ( split /[,\s]+/, $type ) {
68 push @{$Kinds{$t}}, $name;
75 foreach my $type ( @Type_Order ) {
76 my $list = join(", ", sort @{$Kinds{$type}});
77 my $typedesc = $Type_Description{$type} . ":";
84 ^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
86 ~~ ^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
88 ~~ ^<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
95 -X File a file test (-r, -x, etc)
96 abs Math absolute value function
97 accept Socket accept an incoming socket connect
98 alarm Process schedule a SIGALRM
99 atan2 Math arctangent of Y/X in the range -PI to PI
100 bind Socket binds an address to a socket
101 binmode I/O prepare binary files for I/O
102 bless Objects create an object
103 caller Flow,Namespace get context of the current subroutine call
104 chdir File change your current working directory
105 chmod File changes the permissions on a list of files
106 chomp String remove a trailing record separator from a string
107 chop String remove the last character from a string
108 chown File change the owership on a list of files
109 chr String get character this number represents
110 chroot File make directory new root for path lookups
111 close I/O close file (or pipe or socket) handle
112 closedir I/O close directory handle
113 connect Socket connect to a remote socket
114 continue Flow optional trailing block in a while or foreach
115 cos Math cosine function
116 crypt String one-way passwd-style encryption
117 dbmclose Objects,I/O breaks binding on a tied dbm file
118 dbmopen Objects,I/O create binding on a tied dbm file
119 defined Misc test whether a value, variable, or function is defined
120 delete HASH deletes a value from a hash
121 die I/O,Flow raise an exception or bail out
122 do Flow,Modules turn a BLOCK into a TERM
123 dump Misc,Flow create an immediate core dump
124 each HASH retrieve the next key/value pair from a hash
125 endgrent User be done using group file
126 endhostent User be done using hosts file
127 endnetent User be done using networks file
128 endprotoent Network be done using protocols file
129 endpwent User be done using passwd file
130 endservent Network be done using services file
131 eof I/O test a filehandle for its end
132 eval Flow,Misc catch exceptions or compile and run code
133 exec Process abandon this program to run another
134 exists HASH test whether a hash key is present
135 exit Flow terminate this program
136 exp Math raise I<e> to a power
137 fcntl File file control system call
138 fileno I/O return file descriptor from filehandle
139 flock I/O lock an entire file with an advisory lock
140 fork Process create a new process just like this one
141 format I/O declare a picture format with use by the write() function
142 formline Misc internal function used for formats
143 getc I/O get the next character from the filehandle
144 getgrent User get next group record
145 getgrgid User get group record given group user ID
146 getgrnam User get group record given group name
147 gethostbyaddr Network get host record given its address
148 gethostbyname Network get host record given name
149 gethostent Network get next hosts record
150 getlogin User return who logged in at this tty
151 getnetbyaddr Network get network record given its address
152 getnetbyname Network get networks record given name
153 getnetent Network get next networks record
154 getpeername Socket find the other end of a socket connection
155 getpgrp Process get process group
156 getppid Process get parent process ID
157 getpriority Process get current nice value
158 getprotobyname Network get protocol record given name
159 getprotobynumber Network get protocol record numeric protocol
160 getprotoent Network get next protocols record
161 getpwent User get next passwd record
162 getpwnam User get passwd record given user login name
163 getpwuid User get passwd record given user ID
164 getservbyname Network get services record given its name
165 getservbyport Network get services record given numeric port
166 getservent Network get next services record
167 getsockname Socket retrieve the sockaddr for a given socket
168 getsockopt Socket get socket options on a given socket
169 glob File expand filenames using wildcards
170 gmtime Time convert UNIX time into record or string using Greenwich time
171 goto Flow create spaghetti code
172 grep LIST locate elements in a list test true against a given criterion
173 hex Math,String convert a string to a hexadecimal number
174 import Modules,Namespace patch a module's namespace into your own
175 index String find a substring within a string
176 int Math get the integer portion of a number
177 ioctl File system-dependent device control system call
178 join LIST join a list into a string using a separator
179 keys HASH retrieve list of indices from a hash
180 kill Process send a signal to a process or process group
181 last Flow exit a block prematurely
182 lc String return lower-case version of a string
183 lcfirst String return a string with just the next letter in lower case
184 length String return the number of bytes in a string
185 link File create a hard link in the filesytem
186 listen Socket register your socket as a server
187 local Misc,Namespace create a temporary value for a global variable (dynamic scoping)
188 localtime Time convert UNIX time into record or string using local time
189 lock Threads get a thread lock on a variable, subroutine, or method
190 log Math retrieve the natural logarithm for a number
191 lstat File stat a symbolic link
192 m// Regexp match a string with a regular expression pattern
193 map LIST apply a change to a list to get back a new list with the changes
194 mkdir File create a directory
195 msgctl SysV SysV IPC message control operations
196 msgget SysV get SysV IPC message queue
197 msgrcv SysV receive a SysV IPC message from a message queue
198 msgsnd SysV send a SysV IPC message to a message queue
199 my Misc,Namespace declare and assign a local variable (lexical scoping)
200 next Flow iterate a block prematurely
201 no Modules unimport some module symbols or semantics at compile time
202 package Modules,Objects,Namespace declare a separate global namespace
203 prototype Flow,Misc get the prototype (if any) of a subroutine
204 oct String,Math convert a string to an octal number
205 open File open a file, pipe, or descriptor
206 opendir File open a directory
207 ord String find a character's numeric representation
208 pack Binary,String convert a list into a binary representation
209 pipe Process open a pair of connected filehandles
210 pop ARRAY remove the last element from an array and return it
211 pos Regexp find or set the offset for the last/next m//g search
212 print I/O output a list to a filehandle
213 printf I/O output a formatted list to a filehandle
214 push ARRAY append one or more elements to an array
215 q/STRING/ String singly quote a string
216 qq/STRING/ String doubly quote a string
217 quotemeta Regexp quote regular expression magic characters
218 qw/STRING/ LIST quote a list of words
219 qx/STRING/ Process backquote quote a string
220 qr/PATTERN/ Regexp Compile pattern
221 rand Math retrieve the next pseudorandom number
222 read I/O,Binary fixed-length buffered input from a filehandle
223 readdir I/O get a directory from a directory handle
224 readline I/O fetch a record from a file
225 readlink File determine where a symbolic link is pointing
226 recv Socket receive a message over a Socket
227 redo Flow start this loop iteration over again
228 ref Objects find out the type of thing being referenced
229 rename File change a filename
230 require Modules load in external functions from a library at runtime
231 reset Misc clear all variables of a given name
232 return Flow get out of a function early
233 reverse String,LIST flip a string or a list
234 rewinddir I/O reset directory handle
235 rindex String right-to-left substring search
236 rmdir File remove a directory
237 s/// Regexp replace a pattern with a string
238 scalar Misc force a scalar context
239 seek I/O reposition file pointer for random-access I/O
240 seekdir I/O reposition directory pointer
241 select I/O reset default output or do I/O multiplexing
242 semctl SysV SysV semaphore control operations
243 semget SysV get set of SysV semaphores
244 semop SysV SysV semaphore operations
245 send Socket send a message over a socket
246 setgrent User prepare group file for use
247 sethostent Network prepare hosts file for use
248 setnetent Network prepare networks file for use
249 setpgrp Process set the process group of a process
250 setpriority Process set a process's nice value
251 setprotoent Network prepare protocols file for use
252 setpwent User prepare passwd file for use
253 setservent Network prepare services file for use
254 setsockopt Socket set some socket options
255 shift ARRAY remove the first element of an array, and return it
256 shmctl SysV SysV shared memory operations
257 shmget SysV get SysV shared memory segment identifier
258 shmread SysV read SysV shared memory
259 shmwrite SysV write SysV shared memory
260 shutdown Socket close down just half of a socket connection
261 sin Math return the sine of a number
262 sleep Process block for some number of seconds
263 socket Socket create a socket
264 socketpair Socket create a pair of sockets
265 sort LIST sort a list of values
266 splice ARRAY add or remove elements anywhere in an array
267 split Regexp split up a string using a regexp delimiter
268 sprintf String formatted print into a string
269 sqrt Math square root function
270 srand Math seed the random number generator
271 stat File get a file's status information
272 study Regexp optimize input data for repeated searches
273 sub Flow declare a subroutine, possibly anonymously
274 substr String get or alter a portion of a stirng
275 symlink File create a symbolic link to a file
276 syscall I/O,Binary execute an arbitrary system call
277 sysread I/O,Binary fixed-length unbuffered input from a filehandle
278 sysseek I/O,Binary position I/O pointer on handle used with sysread and syswrite
279 system Process run a separate program
280 syswrite I/O,Binary fixed-length unbuffered output to a filehandle
281 tell I/O get current seekpointer on a filehandle
282 telldir I/O get current seekpointer on a directory handle
283 tie Objects bind a variable to an object class
284 time Time return number of seconds since 1970
285 times Process,Time return elapsed time for self and child processes
286 tr/// String transliterate a string
287 truncate I/O shorten a file
288 uc String return upper-case version of a string
289 ucfirst String return a string with just the next letter in upper case
290 umask File set file creation mode mask
291 undef Misc remove a variable or function definition
292 unlink File remove one link to a file
293 unpack Binary,LIST convert binary structure into normal perl variables
294 unshift ARRAY prepend more elements to the beginning of a list
295 untie Objects break a tie binding to a variable
296 use Modules,Namespace load a module and import its namespace
297 use Objects load in a module at compile time
298 utime File set a file's last access and modify times
299 values HASH return a list of the values in a hash
300 vec Binary test or set particular bits in a string
301 wait Process wait for any child process to die
302 waitpid Process wait for a particular child process to die
303 wantarray Misc,Flow get void vs scalar vs list context of current subroutine call
304 warn I/O print debugging info
305 write I/O print a picture record
306 y/// String transliterate a string