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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod
index 3a345aa..67b001d 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlfunc.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod
@@ -5473,9 +5473,10 @@ Splits the string EXPR into a list of strings and returns that list.  By
 default, empty leading fields are preserved, and empty trailing ones are
 deleted.  (If all fields are empty, they are considered to be trailing.)
 
-In scalar context, returns the number of fields found and splits into
-the C<@_> array.  Use of split in scalar context is deprecated, however,
-because it clobbers your subroutine arguments.
+In scalar context, returns the number of fields found. In scalar and void
+context it splits into the C<@_> array.  Use of split in scalar and void
+context is deprecated, however, because it clobbers your subroutine
+arguments.
 
 If EXPR is omitted, splits the C<$_> string.  If PATTERN is also omitted,
 splits on whitespace (after skipping any leading whitespace).  Anything
@@ -6474,6 +6475,9 @@ C<qx//>, as described in L<perlop/"`STRING`">.  Return value of -1
 indicates a failure to start the program or an error of the wait(2) system
 call (inspect $! for the reason).
 
+If you'd like to make C<system> (and many other bits of Perl) die on error,
+have a look at the L<autodie> pragma.
+
 Like C<exec>, C<system> allows you to lie to a program about its name if
 you use the C<system PROGRAM LIST> syntax.  Again, see L</exec>.
 
@@ -6486,8 +6490,8 @@ value.
     system(@args) == 0
         or die "system @args failed: $?"
 
-You can check all the failure possibilities by inspecting
-C<$?> like this:
+If you'd like to manually inspect C<system>'s failure, you can check all
+possible failure modes by inspecting C<$?> like this:
 
     if ($? == -1) {
        print "failed to execute: $!\n";