[ID 20000602.005] [PATCH]5.6.0 (DOC) tiny change to perlsyn.pod

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

diff --git a/pod/perlre.pod b/pod/perlre.pod
index a82ab32..15e58c1 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlre.pod
+++ b/pod/perlre.pod
@@ -254,15 +254,15 @@ backspace are control characters.  All characters with ord() less than
 
 =item graph
 
-Any alphanumeric or punctuation character.
+Any alphanumeric or punctuation (special) character.
 
 =item print
 
-Any alphanumeric or punctuation character or space.
+Any alphanumeric or punctuation (special) character or space.
 
 =item punct
 
-Any punctuation character.
+Any punctuation (special) character.
 
 =item xdigit
 
@@ -381,6 +381,7 @@ use for a pattern. Simply quote all non-"word" characters:
 
     $pattern =~ s/(\W)/\\$1/g;
 
+(If C<use locale> is set, then this depends on the current locale.)
 Today it is more common to use the quotemeta() function or the C<\Q>
 metaquoting escape sequence to disable all metacharacters' special
 meanings like this: