S<[ B<-i>[I<extension>] ]> S<[ B<-e> I<'command'> ]
[ B<--> ] [ I<programfile> ] [ I<argument> ]...>
-For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections:
+If you're new to Perl, you should start with L<perlintro>, which is a
+general intro for beginners and provides some background to help you
+navigate the rest of Perl's extensive documentation.
+
+For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections.
+
+=head2 Overview
perl Perl overview (this section)
- perlfaq Perl frequently asked questions
+ perlintro Perl introduction for beginners
perltoc Perl documentation table of contents
- perlbook Perl book information
- perlsyn Perl syntax
- perldata Perl data structures
- perlop Perl operators and precedence
- perlsub Perl subroutines
- perlfunc Perl builtin functions
+=head2 Tutorials
+
perlreftut Perl references short introduction
perldsc Perl data structures intro
+ perllol Perl data structures: arrays of arrays
+
perlrequick Perl regular expressions quick start
- perlpod Perl plain old documentation
+ perlretut Perl regular expressions tutorial
+
+ perlboot Perl OO tutorial for beginners
+ perltoot Perl OO tutorial, part 1
+ perltooc Perl OO tutorial, part 2
+ perlbot Perl OO tricks and examples
+
perlstyle Perl style guide
+
perltrap Perl traps for the unwary
+ perldebtut Perl debugging tutorial
+ perlfaq Perl frequently asked questions
+ perlfaq1 General Questions About Perl
+ perlfaq2 Obtaining and Learning about Perl
+ perlfaq3 Programming Tools
+ perlfaq4 Data Manipulation
+ perlfaq5 Files and Formats
+ perlfaq6 Regexes
+ perlfaq7 Perl Language Issues
+ perlfaq8 System Interaction
+ perlfaq9 Networking
+
+=head2 Reference Manual
+
+ perlsyn Perl syntax
+ perldata Perl data structures
+ perlop Perl operators and precedence
+ perlsub Perl subroutines
+ perlfunc Perl built-in functions
+ perlopentut Perl open() tutorial
+ perlpod Perl plain old documentation
+ perlpodspec Perl plain old documentation format specification
perlrun Perl execution and options
perldiag Perl diagnostic messages
perllexwarn Perl warnings and their control
- perldebtut Perl debugging tutorial
perldebug Perl debugging
-
perlvar Perl predefined variables
- perllol Perl data structures: arrays of arrays
- perlopentut Perl open() tutorial
- perlretut Perl regular expressions tutorial
-
perlre Perl regular expressions, the rest of the story
perlref Perl references, the rest of the story
-
perlform Perl formats
-
- perlboot Perl OO tutorial for beginners
- perltoot Perl OO tutorial, part 1
- perltootc Perl OO tutorial, part 2
perlobj Perl objects
- perlbot Perl OO tricks and examples
perltie Perl objects hidden behind simple variables
+ perldbmfilter Perl DBM filters
perlipc Perl interprocess communication
perlfork Perl fork() information
perlnumber Perl number semantics
+
perlthrtut Perl threads tutorial
+ perlothrtut Old Perl threads tutorial
perlport Perl portability guide
perllocale Perl locale support
- perlunicode Perl unicode support
+ perlunintro Perl Unicode introduction
+ perlunicode Perl Unicode support
perlebcdic Considerations for running Perl on EBCDIC platforms
perlsec Perl security
perlmod Perl modules: how they work
perlmodlib Perl modules: how to write and use
+ perlmodstyle Perl modules: how to write modules with style
perlmodinstall Perl modules: how to install from CPAN
perlnewmod Perl modules: preparing a new module for distribution
- perlfaq1 General Questions About Perl
- perlfaq2 Obtaining and Learning about Perl
- perlfaq3 Programming Tools
- perlfaq4 Data Manipulation
- perlfaq5 Files and Formats
- perlfaq6 Regexes
- perlfaq7 Perl Language Issues
- perlfaq8 System Interaction
- perlfaq9 Networking
+ perlutil utilities packaged with the Perl distribution
perlcompile Perl compiler suite intro
+ perlfilter Perl source filters
+
+=head2 Internals and C Language Interface
+
perlembed Perl ways to embed perl in your C or C++ application
perldebguts Perl debugging guts and tips
perlxstut Perl XS tutorial
perlclib Internal replacements for standard C library functions
perlguts Perl internal functions for those doing extensions
perlcall Perl calling conventions from C
- perlutil utilities packaged with the Perl distribution
- perlfilter Perl source filters
- perldbmfilter Perl DBM filters
+
perlapi Perl API listing (autogenerated)
perlintern Perl internal functions (autogenerated)
perliol C API for Perl's implementation of IO in Layers
perlapio Perl internal IO abstraction interface
- perltodo Perl things to do
+
perlhack Perl hackers guide
+=head2 Miscellaneous
+
+ perlbook Perl book information
+ perltodo Perl things to do
+
perlhist Perl history records
perldelta Perl changes since previous version
+ perl572delta Perl changes in version 5.7.2
perl571delta Perl changes in version 5.7.1
perl570delta Perl changes in version 5.7.0
perl56delta Perl changes in version 5.6
perl5005delta Perl changes in version 5.005
perl5004delta Perl changes in version 5.004
+=head2 Platform-Specific
+
perlaix Perl notes for AIX
- perlamiga Perl notes for Amiga
+ perlamiga Perl notes for AmigaOS
+ perlapollo Perl notes for Apollo DomainOS
+ perlbeos Perl notes for BeOS
perlbs2000 Perl notes for POSIX-BC BS2000
+ perlce Perl notes for WinCE
perlcygwin Perl notes for Cygwin
+ perldgux Perl notes for DG/UX
perldos Perl notes for DOS
perlepoc Perl notes for EPOC
perlhpux Perl notes for HP-UX
+ perlhurd Perl notes for Hurd
perlmachten Perl notes for Power MachTen
perlmacos Perl notes for Mac OS (Classic)
+ perlmint Perl notes for MiNT
perlmpeix Perl notes for MPE/iX
+ perlnetware Perl notes for NetWare
perlos2 Perl notes for OS/2
perlos390 Perl notes for OS/390
+ perlplan9 Perl notes for Plan 9
+ perlqnx Perl notes for QNX
perlsolaris Perl notes for Solaris
+ perltru64 Perl notes for Tru64
+ perluts Perl notes for UTS
perlvmesa Perl notes for VM/ESA
perlvms Perl notes for VMS
perlvos Perl notes for Stratus VOS
perlwin32 Perl notes for Windows
-(If you're intending to read these straight through for the first time,
-the suggested order will tend to reduce the number of forward references.)
By default, the manpages listed above are installed in the
F</usr/local/man/> directory.
object-oriented programming
-Described in L<perlobj>, L<perltoot>, and L<perlbot>.
+Described in L<perlobj>, L<perlboot>, L<perltoot>, L<perltooc>,
+and L<perlbot>.
=item *
enhanced debugger and interactive Perl environment,
with integrated editor support
-Described in L<perldebug>.
+Described in L<perldebtut>, L<perldebug> and L<perldebguts>.
=item *
a2p awk to perl translator
s2p sed to perl translator
- http://www.perl.com/ the Perl Home Page
- http://www.perl.com/CPAN the Comprehensive Perl Archive
+ http://www.perl.com/ the Perl Home Page
+ http://www.cpan.org/ the Comprehensive Perl Archive
+ http://www.perl.org/ Perl Mongers (Perl user groups)
=head1 DIAGNOSTICS
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