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-rw-r--r--ext/PerlIO/Scalar/Scalar.pm4
-rw-r--r--ext/PerlIO/Via/Via.pm28
2 files changed, 15 insertions, 17 deletions
diff --git a/ext/PerlIO/Scalar/Scalar.pm b/ext/PerlIO/Scalar/Scalar.pm
index 28794079d3..e086032507 100644
--- a/ext/PerlIO/Scalar/Scalar.pm
+++ b/ext/PerlIO/Scalar/Scalar.pm
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ PerlIO::Scalar - support module for in-memory IO.
C<PerlIO::Scalar> only exists to use XSLoader to load C code that provides
support for treating a scalar as an "in memory" file.
-All normal file operations can be performed on the handle. The scalar is considered
-a stream of bytes. Currently fileno($fh) returns C<undef>.
+All normal file operations can be performed on the handle. The scalar
+is considered a stream of bytes. Currently fileno($fh) returns C<undef>.
=cut
diff --git a/ext/PerlIO/Via/Via.pm b/ext/PerlIO/Via/Via.pm
index f6a7a8f85a..c9dd01b6a4 100644
--- a/ext/PerlIO/Via/Via.pm
+++ b/ext/PerlIO/Via/Via.pm
@@ -50,14 +50,13 @@ Not yet in use.
=item $obj->FILENO($fh)
-Returns a numeric value for Unix-like file descriptor. Return -1
-if there isn't one.
-Optional -default is fileno($fh).
+Returns a numeric value for Unix-like file descriptor. Return -1 if
+there isn't one. Optional. Default is fileno($fh).
=item $obj->READ($buffer,$len,$fh)
Returns the number of octets placed in $buffer (must be less that $len).
-Optional - default is to use FILL instead.
+Optional. Default is to use FILL instead.
=item $obj->WRITE($buffer,$fh)
@@ -65,9 +64,9 @@ Returns the number of octets from buffer that have been sucessfully written.
=item $obj->FILL($fh)
-Should return a string to be placed in the buffer.
-Optional. If not provided must provide READ or reject handles open for
-reading in PUSHED.
+Should return a string to be placed in the buffer. Optional. If not
+provided must provide READ or reject handles open for reading in
+PUSHED.
=item $obj->CLOSE($fh)
@@ -86,15 +85,14 @@ Optional. Default to be determined.
=item $obj->UNREAD($buffer,$fh)
-Returns the number of octets from buffer that have been sucessfully saved
-to be returned on future FILL/READ calls.
-Optional. Default is to push data into a temporary layer above this one.
+Returns the number of octets from buffer that have been sucessfully
+saved to be returned on future FILL/READ calls. Optional. Default is
+to push data into a temporary layer above this one.
=item $obj->FLUSH($fh)
-Flush any buffered write data.
-May possibly be called on readable handles too.
-Should return 0 on success, -1 on error.
+Flush any buffered write data. May possibly be called on readable
+handles too. Should return 0 on success, -1 on error.
=item $obj->SETLINEBUF($fh)
@@ -111,8 +109,8 @@ to signal error (die?) is worked out.
=item $obj->EOF($fh)
-Optional. Returns end-of-file state. Default is function of return value of FILL
-or READ.
+Optional. Returns end-of-file state. Default is function of return
+value of FILL or READ.
=back