X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=pod%2Fperlfaq.pod;h=7acdf613d041bfa49bb01cc45d8e7e5509cd57c3;hb=0dfdcd8a63a82bd61087d84a6f130e03a4b20ed9;hp=73f12e77129b2cc44663834eb41b09c7e8401e51;hpb=197aec242db45fbf1d7853a1ae22a108cc09d23c;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git diff --git a/pod/perlfaq.pod b/pod/perlfaq.pod index 73f12e7..7acdf61 100644 --- a/pod/perlfaq.pod +++ b/pod/perlfaq.pod @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ =head1 NAME -perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 2003/01/03 20:00:25 $) +perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 2003/01/31 17:37:17 $) =head1 DESCRIPTION @@ -70,9 +70,33 @@ in respect of this information or its use. =head1 Table of Contents -=head2 perlfaq: Structural overview of the FAQ. +=over 4 + +=item perlfaq - this document + +=item perlfaq1 - General Questions About Perl + +=item perlfaq2 - Obtaining and Learning about Perl + +=item perlfaq3 - Programming Tools + +=item perlfaq4 - Data Manipulation + +=item perlfaq5 - Files and Formats + +=item perlfaq6 - Regular Expressions + +=item perlfaq7 - General Perl Language Issues -This document. +=item perlfaq8 - System Interaction + +=item perlfaq9 - Networking + + +=back + + +=head1 The Questions =head2 L: General Questions About Perl @@ -412,7 +436,7 @@ How do I get a random number between X and Y? =item * -How do I find the week-of-the-year/day-of-the-year? +How do I find the day or week of the year? =item * @@ -516,7 +540,7 @@ What's wrong with always quoting "$vars"? =item * -Why don't my <EHERE documents work? =item * @@ -733,7 +757,7 @@ How come when I open a file read-write it wipes it out? =item * -Why do I sometimes get an "Argument list too long" when I use <*>? +Why do I sometimes get an "Argument list too long" when I use E*E? =item * @@ -753,7 +777,7 @@ How can I lock a file? =item * -Why can't I just open(FH, ">file.lock")? +Why can't I just open(FH, "Efile.lock")? =item * @@ -1012,7 +1036,7 @@ What's the difference between deep and shallow binding? =item * -Why doesn't "my($foo) = ;" work right? +Why doesn't "my($foo) = EFILEE;" work right? =item * @@ -1050,6 +1074,10 @@ How do I clear a package? How can I use a variable as a variable name? +=item * + +What does "bad interpreter" mean? + =back