require Exporter;
@ISA = (Exporter);
+=head1 NAME
+
+English - use nice English (or awk) names for ugly punctuation variables
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ use English;
+ ...
+ if ($ERRNO =~ /denied/) { ... }
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This module provides aliases for the built-in variables whose
+names no one seems to like to read. Variables with side-effects
+which get triggered just by accessing them (like $0) will still
+be affected.
+
+For those variables that have an B<awk> version, both long
+and short English alternatives are provided. For example,
+the C<$/> variable can be referred to either $RS or
+$INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR if you are using the English module.
+
+See L<perlvar> for a complete list of these.
+
+=cut
+
local $^W = 0;
# Grandfather $NAME import
*CHILD_ERROR
*OS_ERROR
*ERRNO
+ *EXTENDED_OS_ERROR
*EVAL_ERROR
*PROCESS_ID
*PID
*BASETIME
*WARNING
*EXECUTABLE_NAME
+ *OSNAME
);
# The ground of all being.
*CHILD_ERROR = *? ;
*OS_ERROR = *! ;
*ERRNO = *! ;
+ *EXTENDED_OS_ERROR = *^E ;
*EVAL_ERROR = *@ ;
# Process info.
*BASETIME = *^T ;
*WARNING = *^W ;
*EXECUTABLE_NAME = *^X ;
+ *OSNAME = *^O ;
# Deprecated.