June 2002
Beginner
759 pages
80h 42m
English
Content preview from Perl in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition
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The Perl Manpages
Perl comes with lots of online documentation. To make
life easier, the manpages are divided into separate sections so you
don’t have to wade through hundreds of pages of text to find what
you are looking for. You can read them with either the
man command or perldoc.
Run man perl or perldoc perl to read the top-level page.
This page in turn directs you to more specific pages. Or, if you
know which page you want, you can go directly there by using:
% man perlvar
or:
% perldoc perlvar
The following table lists the sections in a logical order for reading through them:
Section | Description |
|---|---|
perl | Overview (the top level) |
perldelta | Changes since previous version |
perlfaq | Frequently asked questions |
perltoc | Table of contents for Perl documentation |
perldata | Data structures |
perlsyn | Syntax |
perlop | Operators and precedence |
perlre | Regular expressions |
perlrun | Execution and options |
perlfunc | Built-in functions |
perlvar | Predefined variables |
perlsub | Subroutines |
perlmod | How modules work |
perlmodlib | How to write and use modules |
perlmodinstall | How to install modules from CPAN |
perlform | Formats |
perllocale | Locale support |
perlref | References |
perldsc | Data structures introduction |
perllol | Data structures: lists of lists |
perltoot | OO tutorial |
perlobj | Objects |
perltie | Objects hidden behind simple variables |
perlbot | OO tricks and examples |
perlipc | Interprocess communication |
perldebug | Debugging |
perldiag | Diagnostic messages |
perlsec | Security |
perltrap | Traps for the unwary |
perlport | Portability guide |
perlstyle | Style ... |
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