introduce $^U, a global bit to indicate whether system

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

diff --git a/pod/perlopentut.pod b/pod/perlopentut.pod
index 6e6091a..5d2be30 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlopentut.pod
+++ b/pod/perlopentut.pod
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ from a different file, and forget to trim it before opening:
 This is not a bug, but a feature.  Because C<open> mimics the shell in
 its style of using redirection arrows to specify how to open the file, it
 also does so with respect to extra white space around the filename itself
-as well.  For accessing files with naughty names, see L</"Dispelling
+as well.  For accessing files with naughty names, see L<"Dispelling
 the Dweomer">.
 
 =head2 Pipe Opens
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ C<popen> function.  But in the shell, you just use a different redirection
 character.  That's also the case for Perl.  The C<open> call 
 remains the same--just its argument differs.  
 
-If the leading character is a pipe symbol, C<open) starts up a new
+If the leading character is a pipe symbol, C<open> starts up a new
 command and open a write-only filehandle leading into that command.
 This lets you write into that handle and have what you write show up on
 that command's standard input.  For example:
@@ -123,9 +123,9 @@ special way.  If you open minus for reading, it really means to access
 the standard input.  If you open minus for writing, it really means to
 access the standard output.
 
-If minus can be used as the default input or default output?  What happens
+If minus can be used as the default input or default output, what happens
 if you open a pipe into or out of minus?  What's the default command it
-would run?  The same script as you're current running!  This is actually
+would run?  The same script as you're currently running!  This is actually
 a stealth C<fork> hidden inside an C<open> call.  See L<perlipc/"Safe Pipe
 Opens"> for details.