Re: sitecustomize.pl [PATCH]

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diff --git a/pod/perlop.pod b/pod/perlop.pod
index 17cf9a7..7c96ee0 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlop.pod
+++ b/pod/perlop.pod
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ pattern, substitution, or transliteration.  The left argument is what is
 supposed to be searched, substituted, or transliterated instead of the default
 $_.  When used in scalar context, the return value generally indicates the
 success of the operation.  Behavior in list context depends on the particular
-operator.  See L</"Regexp Quote-Like Operators"> for details.
+operator.  See L</"Regexp Quote-Like Operators"> for details and 
+L<perlretut> for examples using these operators.
 
 If the right argument is an expression rather than a search pattern,
 substitution, or transliteration, it is interpreted as a search pattern at run
@@ -687,9 +688,13 @@ In list context, it's just the list argument separator, and inserts
 both its arguments into the list.
 
 The C<< => >> operator is a synonym for the comma, but forces any word
-to its left to be interpreted as a string (as of 5.001). It is helpful
-in documenting the correspondence between keys and values in hashes,
-and other paired elements in lists.
+(consisting entirely of word characters) to its left to be interpreted
+as a string (as of 5.001).  If the argument on the left is not a word,
+it is first interpreted as an expression, and then the string value of
+that is used.
+
+The C<< => >> operator is helpful in documenting the correspondence
+between keys and values in hashes, and other paired elements in lists.
 
 =head2 List Operators (Rightward)