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 ae622a6..5d2be30 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlopentut.pod
+++ b/pod/perlopentut.pod
@@ -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.