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

diff --git a/pod/perlop.pod b/pod/perlop.pod
index a6514bb..7a24364 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlop.pod
+++ b/pod/perlop.pod
@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ X<\t> X<\n> X<\r> X<\f> X<\b> X<\a> X<\e> X<\x> X<\0> X<\c> X<\N>
     \x{263a}   wide hex char   (example: SMILEY)
     \c[                control char    (example: ESC)
     \N{name}   named Unicode character
+    \N{U+263D} Unicode character (example: FIRST QUARTER MOON)
 
 The character following C<\c> is mapped to some other character by
 converting letters to upper case and then (on ASCII systems) by inverting
@@ -1034,10 +1035,15 @@ through 0x1F. A '?' maps to the DEL character. On EBCDIC systems only
 '@', the letters, '[', '\', ']', '^', '_' and '?' will work, resulting
 in 0x00 through 0x1F and 0x7F.
 
-B<NOTE>: Unlike C and other languages, Perl has no \v escape sequence for
-the vertical tab (VT - ASCII 11), but you may use C<\ck> or C<\x0b>.
+C<\N{U+I<wide hex char>}> means the Unicode character whose Unicode ordinal
+number is I<wide hex char>.
+For documentation of C<\N{name}>, see L<charnames>.
 
-The following escape sequences are available in constructs that interpolate
+B<NOTE>: Unlike C and other languages, Perl has no C<\v> escape sequence for
+the vertical tab (VT - ASCII 11), but you may use C<\ck> or C<\x0b>.  (C<\v>
+does have meaning in regular expression patterns in Perl, see L<perlre>.)
+
+The following escape sequences are available in constructs that interpolate,
 but not in transliterations.
 X<\l> X<\u> X<\L> X<\U> X<\E> X<\Q>
 
@@ -1052,8 +1058,7 @@ If C<use locale> is in effect, the case map used by C<\l>, C<\L>,
 C<\u> and C<\U> is taken from the current locale.  See L<perllocale>.
 If Unicode (for example, C<\N{}> or wide hex characters of 0x100 or
 beyond) is being used, the case map used by C<\l>, C<\L>, C<\u> and
-C<\U> is as defined by Unicode.  For documentation of C<\N{name}>,
-see L<charnames>.
+C<\U> is as defined by Unicode.
 
 All systems use the virtual C<"\n"> to represent a line terminator,
 called a "newline".  There is no such thing as an unvarying, physical