Document what the backtick returns if the command fails.

[p5sagit/p5-mst-13.2.git] / pod / perlapi.pod

diff --git a/pod/perlapi.pod b/pod/perlapi.pod
index e0b7c2b..3eda765 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlapi.pod
+++ b/pod/perlapi.pod
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ Found in file op.h
 =item GIMME_V
 
 The XSUB-writer's equivalent to Perl's C<wantarray>.  Returns C<G_VOID>,
-C<G_SCALAR> or C<G_ARRAY> for void, scalar or array context,
+C<G_SCALAR> or C<G_ARRAY> for void, scalar or list context,
 respectively.
 
        U32     GIMME_V
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@ Found in file gv.c
 
 =item G_ARRAY
 
-Used to indicate array context.  See C<GIMME_V>, C<GIMME> and
+Used to indicate list context.  See C<GIMME_V>, C<GIMME> and
 L<perlcall>.
 
 =for hackers
@@ -1941,7 +1941,8 @@ Found in file sv.h
 
 =item SvLEN
 
-Returns the size of the string buffer in the SV.  See C<SvCUR>.
+Returns the size of the string buffer in the SV, not including any part
+attributable to C<SvOOK>.  See C<SvCUR>.
 
        STRLEN  SvLEN(SV* sv)