From: Tom Phoenix Date: Fri, 28 Feb 1997 21:18:25 +0000 (-0800) Subject: Clarify C documentation X-Git-Url: http://git.shadowcat.co.uk/gitweb/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=033135fa782fb902eccfa5fabb72b7be2050ba12;p=p5sagit%2Fp5-mst-13.2.git Clarify C documentation p5p-msgid: --- diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index cf5dd8f..b55e1b1 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -606,8 +606,10 @@ extirpated as a potential munition). This can prove useful for checking the password file for lousy passwords, amongst other things. Only the guys wearing white hats should do this. -Note that there is no corresponding decrypt, so this fucntion isn't -all that useful for cryptography. (For that, see your nearby CPAN mirror.) +Note that crypt is intended to be a one-way function, much like breaking +eggs to make an omelette. Thus, there is no (known) corresponding +decrypt function, so this function isn't all that useful for +cryptography. (For that, see your nearby CPAN mirror.) Here's an example that makes sure that whoever runs this program knows their own password: