[DOC PATCH] left is right and right is left

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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod
index 516d875..188d800 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlfunc.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod
@@ -5377,7 +5377,7 @@ to set C<$|> ($AUTOFLUSH in English) or call the C<autoflush()> method
 of C<IO::Handle> on any open handles.
 
 The return value is the exit status of the program as returned by the
-C<wait> call.  To get the actual exit value shift left by eight (see below).
+C<wait> call.  To get the actual exit value shift right by eight (see below).
 See also L</exec>.  This is I<not> what you want to use to capture
 the output from a command, for that you should use merely backticks or
 C<qx//>, as described in L<perlop/"`STRING`">.  Return value of -1
@@ -5401,7 +5401,7 @@ C<$?> like this:
     $signal_num  = $? & 127;
     $dumped_core = $? & 128;
 
-or more portably by using the W*() calls of the POSIX extension,
+or more portably by using the W*() calls of the POSIX extension;
 see L<perlport> for more information.
 
 When the arguments get executed via the system shell, results

diff --git a/pod/perlport.pod b/pod/perlport.pod
index a213348..9b81ca5 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlport.pod
+++ b/pod/perlport.pod
@@ -1780,13 +1780,13 @@ OS>, OS/390, VM/ESA)
 =item system LIST
 
 In general, do not assume the UNIX/POSIX semantics that you can shift
-the C<$?> left by eight to get the exit value, or that C<$? & 127>
+C<$?> right by eight to get the exit value, or that C<$? & 127>
 would give you the number of the signal that terminated the program,
 or that C<$? & 128> would test true if the program was terminated by a
 coredump.  Instead, use the POSIX W*() interfaces: for example, use
 WIFEXITED($?) an WEXITVALUE($?) to test for a normal exit and the exit
 value, and WIFSIGNALED($?) and WTERMSIG($?)  for a signal exit and the
-signal.  Core dumping is not a portable concept so there's no portable
+signal.  Core dumping is not a portable concept, so there's no portable
 way to test for that.
 
 Only implemented if ToolServer is installed. (S<Mac OS>)