X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=pod%2Fperlfaq.pod;h=4fc7b8a21f859cbe58e50fa7c9663a829facc674;hb=d7133549e15d907b18e0c1873e57e635dc9d6424;hp=3d3b10fa06d0c410cc6f3a27ba6488a29e672252;hpb=0bc0ad857ef0ded50c72fba42503c958a1579a5a;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/pod/perlfaq.pod b/pod/perlfaq.pod index 3d3b10f..4fc7b8a 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 2002/01/28 04:17:26 $) +perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 2002/03/11 21:32:23 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ This document. =head2 L: General Questions About Perl -Very general, high-level information about Perl. +Very general, high-level questions about Perl. =over 4 @@ -75,14 +75,14 @@ Where can I get a list of Larry Wall witticisms? =item * -How can I convince my sysadmin/supervisor/employees to use version 5/5.005/Perl instead of some other language? +How can I convince my sysadmin/supervisor/employees to use version 5/5.6.1/Perl instead of some other language? =back =head2 L: Obtaining and Learning about Perl -Where to find source and documentation to Perl, support, +Where to find source and documentation for Perl, support, and related matters. =over 4 @@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Where do I send bug reports? =item * -What is perl.com? Perl Mongers? pm.org? perl.org? +What is perl.com? Perl Mongers? pm.org? perl.org? cpan.org? =back @@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ my C program; what am I doing wrong? =item * -When I tried to run my script, I got this message. What does it -mean? +When I tried to run my script, I got this message. What does it mean? =item * @@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ Does Perl have a round() function? What about ceil() and floor()? Trig functio =item * -How do I convert bits into ints? +How do I convert between numeric representations? =item * @@ -342,6 +341,10 @@ Why aren't my random numbers random? =item * +How do I get a random number between X and Y? + +=item * + How do I find the week-of-the-year/day-of-the-year? =item * @@ -463,7 +466,7 @@ How can I remove duplicate elements from a list or array? =item * -How can I tell whether a list or array contains a certain element? +How can I tell whether a certain element is contained in a list or array? =item * @@ -606,7 +609,7 @@ How do I pack arrays of doubles or floats for XS code? =head2 L: Files and Formats -I/O and the "f" issues: filehandles, flushing, formats and footers. +I/O and the "f" issues: filehandles, flushing, formats, and footers. =over 4 @@ -757,7 +760,7 @@ Why do I get weird spaces when I print an array of lines? =back -=head2 L: Regexps +=head2 L: Regular Expressions Pattern matching and regular expressions. @@ -1188,12 +1191,16 @@ What is socket.ph and where do I get it? =head2 L: Networking -Networking, the Internet, and a few on the web. +Networking, the internet, and a few on the web. =over 4 =item * +What is the correct form of response from a CGI script? + +=item * + My CGI script runs from the command line but not the browser. (500 Server Error) =item * @@ -1270,6 +1277,10 @@ How do I send mail? =item * +How do I use MIME to make an attachment to a mail message? + +=item * + How do I read mail? =item *