June 2002
Beginner
759 pages
80h 42m
English
q/string/
q/string/ qq/string/ qx/string/ qw/strings/
Generalized forms of quoting. q// is equivalent to using single quotes
(literal, no variable interpolation). qq// is equivalent to double quotes
(literal, interpolated). qx//
is equivalent to using backticks for commands (interpolated). And
qw// is equivalent to splitting
a single-quoted string on whitespace.