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| -rw-r--r-- | README.amiga | 20 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/CPAN.pm | 2 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/Win32.pod | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perl56delta.pod | 11 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | pod/perlrequick.pod | 24 |
5 files changed, 41 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/README.amiga b/README.amiga index 600858b6a0..3b2a1bda9d 100644 --- a/README.amiga +++ b/README.amiga @@ -101,16 +101,24 @@ easier to use your script under *nix.) Perl under AmigaOS lacks some features of perl under UNIX because of deficiencies in the UNIX-emulation, most notably: -=over 6 +=over 4 + +=item * -=item fork() +fork() + +=item * -=item some features of the UNIX filesystem regarding link count and file dates +some features of the UNIX filesystem regarding link count and file dates -=item inplace operation (the -i switch) without backup file +=item * + +inplace operation (the -i switch) without backup file + +=item * -=item umask() works, but the correct permissions are only set when the file is - finally close()d +umask() works, but the correct permissions are only set when the file is +finally close()d =back diff --git a/lib/CPAN.pm b/lib/CPAN.pm index ca89b50305..fce7dc455b 100644 --- a/lib/CPAN.pm +++ b/lib/CPAN.pm @@ -6269,8 +6269,6 @@ Returns 1 if the module is installed and up-to-date. Returns the author's ID of the module. -=item - =back =head2 Cache Manager diff --git a/lib/Win32.pod b/lib/Win32.pod index 303374b3de..842e484fc6 100644 --- a/lib/Win32.pod +++ b/lib/Win32.pod @@ -175,9 +175,9 @@ function. system boot. Resolution is limited to system timer ticks (about 10ms on WinNT and 55ms on Win9X). -=item +=item Win32::InitiateSystemShutdown -Win32::InitiateSystemShutdown(MACHINE, MESSAGE, TIMEOUT, FORCECLOSE, REBOOT) +(MACHINE, MESSAGE, TIMEOUT, FORCECLOSE, REBOOT) [EXT] Shutsdown the specified MACHINE, notifying users with the supplied MESSAGE, within the specified TIMEOUT interval. Forces diff --git a/pod/perl56delta.pod b/pod/perl56delta.pod index a0c4b065e5..fc0d668726 100644 --- a/pod/perl56delta.pod +++ b/pod/perl56delta.pod @@ -2631,11 +2631,12 @@ but still allowed it. In Perl 5.6.0 and later, C<"$$1"> always means C<"${$1}">. -=item +=item delete(), each(), values() and C<\(%h)> -delete(), values() and C<\(%h)> operate on aliases to values, not copies +operate on aliases to values, not copies -delete(), each(), values() and hashes in a list context return the actual +delete(), each(), values() and hashes (e.g. C<\(%h)>) +in a list context return the actual values in the hash, instead of copies (as they used to in earlier versions). Typical idioms for using these constructs copy the returned values, but this can make a significant difference when @@ -2915,7 +2916,9 @@ include the following: =item The DB module -=item The regular expression constructs C<(?{ code })> and C<(??{ code })> +=item The regular expression code constructs: + +C<(?{ code })> and C<(??{ code })> =back diff --git a/pod/perlrequick.pod b/pod/perlrequick.pod index 3e29a4ac83..5b72a35187 100644 --- a/pod/perlrequick.pod +++ b/pod/perlrequick.pod @@ -304,18 +304,30 @@ have the following meanings: =over 4 -=item * C<a?> = match 'a' 1 or 0 times +=item * + +C<a?> = match 'a' 1 or 0 times + +=item * + +C<a*> = match 'a' 0 or more times, i.e., any number of times + +=item * -=item * C<a*> = match 'a' 0 or more times, i.e., any number of times +C<a+> = match 'a' 1 or more times, i.e., at least once -=item * C<a+> = match 'a' 1 or more times, i.e., at least once +=item * -=item * C<a{n,m}> = match at least C<n> times, but not more than C<m> +C<a{n,m}> = match at least C<n> times, but not more than C<m> times. -=item * C<a{n,}> = match at least C<n> or more times +=item * + +C<a{n,}> = match at least C<n> or more times + +=item * -=item * C<a{n}> = match exactly C<n> times +C<a{n}> = match exactly C<n> times =back |