rename byte:: to bytes::

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+package byte;
+
+sub import {
+    $^H |= 0x00000008;
+}
+
+sub unimport {
+    $^H &= ~0x00000008;
+}
+
+sub AUTOLOAD {
+    require "byte_heavy.pl";
+    goto &$AUTOLOAD;
+}
+
+sub length ($);
+
+1;
+__END__
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+byte - Perl pragma to force byte semantics rather than character semantics
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+    use byte;
+    no byte;
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+WARNING: The implementation of Unicode support in Perl is incomplete.
+Expect sudden and unannounced changes!
+
+The C<use byte> pragma disables character semantics for the rest of the
+lexical scope in which it appears.  C<no byte> can be used to reverse
+the effect of C<use byte> within the current lexical scope.
+
+Perl normally assumes character semantics in the presence of
+character data (i.e. data that has come from a source that has
+been marked as being of a particular character encoding).
+
+To understand the implications and differences between character
+semantics and byte semantics, see L<perlunicode>.
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<perlunicode>, L<utf8>
+
+=cut