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diff --git a/perl.man.1 b/perl.man.1 index 9a24089704..fdc606c215 100644 --- a/perl.man.1 +++ b/perl.man.1 @@ -1,7 +1,10 @@ .rn '' }` -''' $Header: perl_man.1,v 3.0.1.10 90/11/10 01:45:16 lwall Locked $ +''' $Header: perl_man.1,v 3.0.1.11 91/01/11 18:15:46 lwall Locked $ ''' ''' $Log: perl.man.1,v $ +''' Revision 3.0.1.11 91/01/11 18:15:46 lwall +''' patch42: added -0 option +''' ''' Revision 3.0.1.10 90/11/10 01:45:16 lwall ''' patch38: random cleanup ''' @@ -180,6 +183,22 @@ only allows one argument. Example: .fi Options include: .TP 5 +.BI \-0 digits +specifies the record separator ($/) as an octal number. +If there are no digits, the null character is the separator. +Other switches may precede or follow the digits. +For example, if you have a version of +.I find +which can print filenames terminated by the null character, you can say this: +.nf + + find . \-name '*.bak' \-print0 | perl \-n0e unlink + +.fi +The special value 00 will cause Perl to slurp files in paragraph mode. +The value 0777 will cause Perl to slurp files whole since there is no +legal character with that value. +.TP 5 .B \-a turns on autosplit mode when used with a .B \-n |