Errata
The errata list is a list of errors and their corrections that were found after the product was released. If the error was corrected in a later version or reprint the date of the correction will be displayed in the column titled "Date Corrected".
The following errata were submitted by our customers and approved as valid errors by the author or editor.
Color key: Serious technical mistake Minor technical mistake Language or formatting error Typo Question Note Update
Version | Location | Description | Submitted By | Date submitted | Date corrected |
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Printed | Page 11 The backquotes/backtics are backwards. The line |
$uptime = '/usr/ucb/uptime'; |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 11 The backquotes/backtics are backwards. The line |
$uptime = '/usr/ucb/uptime'; |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 20 The lines |
$host_address = "bu.edu"; |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 20 The lines |
$host_address = "bu.edu"; |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 45 The backquotes/backtics are backwards. The line |
$uptime = '/usr/ucb/uptime'; |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 45 The backquotes/backtics are backwards. The line |
$uptime = '/usr/ucb/uptime'; |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 46 |
The line of code now reads: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 46 |
The line of code now reads: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 54 The query information |
install.x=250&install_y=20 |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 54 The query information |
install.x=250&install_y=20 |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 64 code 1: | meet you ", should be |
| meet you, ", |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 64 code 1: | meet you ", should be |
| meet you, ", |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 65 The "simple_data" on the third line of the first paragraph should |
be "simple_form" instead. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 65 The "simple_data" on the third line of the first paragraph should |
be "simple_form" instead. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 66 The second sentence of the page ("The result is ... into the |
array.") should read as follows: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 66 The second sentence of the page ("The result is ... into the |
array.") should read as follows: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 75 The line |
printf("Unrecognized method |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 75 The line |
printf("Unrecognized method |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 100 |
The first sentence reads: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 100 |
The second sentence reads: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 100 There are a few errors in the table. Here is the original table |
along with the corrections: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 100 |
The first sentence reads: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 100 |
The second sentence reads: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 100 There are a few errors in the table. Here is the original table |
along with the corrections: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 133 The while loop is missing a matching brace in the text. However, |
it exists in the online examples: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 133 The while loop is missing a matching brace in the text. However, |
it exists in the online examples: |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 159 'Percentage' mentioned at various points - use of this term is |
not strictly correct. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 159 'Percentage' mentioned at various points - use of this term is |
not strictly correct. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 162 line 29: 'Each element of the slices array is modified to |
contain the percentage value...' Not stricly correct: it is a |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 162 line 29: 'Each element of the slices array is modified to |
contain the percentage value...' Not stricly correct: it is a |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 201 1st para, line 2: changed "way" to "ways" |
Anonymous | Jan 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 201 1st para, line 2: changed "way" to "ways" |
Anonymous | Jan 01, 1998 | ||
Printed | Page 250 line 3: "Fah" should be "FaH" |
Anonymous | |||
Printed | Page 250 line 3: "Fah" should be "FaH" |
Anonymous | |||
Printed | Page 255 The fgrep used in the example is GNU fgrep version 2.0 which |
supports the -A and -B options. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 255 The fgrep used in the example is GNU fgrep version 2.0 which |
supports the -A and -B options. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 265 The line |
chop ($hostname = `bin/hostname`); |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 265 The line |
chop ($hostname = `bin/hostname`); |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 269 The word "posses" should be "possess" on the 6th line of the |
largest paragraph. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 269 The word "posses" should be "possess" on the 6th line of the |
largest paragraph. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 306 In the second question, "Perl CGI rogram" should be "Perl CGI |
program". |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 306 In the second question, "Perl CGI rogram" should be "Perl CGI |
program". |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 326 Modern versions of the NCSA HTTPd server no longer use the |
imagemap.conf file. You can pass the map file as extra path |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 326 Modern versions of the NCSA HTTPd server no longer use the |
imagemap.conf file. You can pass the map file as extra path |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 368 The line |
% chmod 711 clock.pl |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 368 The line |
% chmod 711 clock.pl |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 369 In the first code snippet, the line |
|
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 369 In the first code snippet, the line |
|
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 374 'Server Simulation' section: 'setenv REQUEST_METHOD ...' line is |
duplicated |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 374 'Server Simulation' section: 'setenv REQUEST_METHOD ...' line is |
duplicated |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 385 There is an extraneous closing paren after "Special Edition |
Using Perl". |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 385 There is an extraneous closing paren after "Special Edition |
Using Perl". |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 402 On Line 12: '/p..l/' 'l' wrong font (should be Roman) |
Anonymous | |||
Printed | Page 402 On Line 12: '/p..l/' 'l' wrong font (should be Roman) |
Anonymous | |||
Printed | Page 417 |
4th line in list of URLs now reads: |
Anonymous | Jan 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 417 |
4th line in list of URLs now reads: |
Anonymous | Jan 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 421 |
{421} RFC 1341 has been replaced by RFC 1521. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 421 |
{421} RFC 1341 has been replaced by RFC 1521. |
Anonymous | ||
Printed | Page 436 added the following to the next-to-last para. |
Whenever possible, our books use RepKover?, a durable and flexible |
Anonymous | Jan 01, 1998 | |
Printed | Page 436 added the following to the next-to-last para. |
Whenever possible, our books use RepKover?, a durable and flexible |
Anonymous | Jan 01, 1998 |