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diff --git a/pod/perlvar.pod b/pod/perlvar.pod
index cb41c96..c13c417 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlvar.pod
+++ b/pod/perlvar.pod
@@ -220,8 +220,10 @@ to change that.  An explicit close on a filehandle resets the line
 number.  Because C<E<lt>E<gt>> never does an explicit close, line
 numbers increase across ARGV files (but see examples in L<perlfunc/eof>).
 Consider this variable read-only: setting it does not reposition
-the seek pointer; you'll have to do that on your own.  (Mnemonic:
-many programs use "." to mean the current line number.)  
+the seek pointer; you'll have to do that on your own.  Localizing C<$.>
+has the effect of also localizing Perl's notion of "the last read
+filehandle".  (Mnemonic: many programs use "." to mean the current line
+number.)
 
 =item input_record_separator HANDLE EXPR
 
@@ -686,6 +688,13 @@ of perl in the right bracket?)  Example:
 See also the documentation of C<use VERSION> and C<require VERSION>
 for a convenient way to fail if the running Perl interpreter is too old.
 
+=item $^B
+
+The current set of warning checks enabled by C<use warning>.
+See the documentation of C<warning> for more details.
+
+Used by lexical warnings to store the 
+
 =item $COMPILING
 
 =item $^C