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index d3d6d5bedd..4ffb76e8e4 100644
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@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
.rn '' }`
-''' $RCSfile: perl.man,v $$Revision: 4.0.1.4 $$Date: 91/11/05 18:11:05 $
+''' $RCSfile: perl.man,v $$Revision: 4.0.1.5 $$Date: 91/11/11 16:42:00 $
'''
''' $Log: perl.man,v $
+''' Revision 4.0.1.5 91/11/11 16:42:00 lwall
+''' patch19: added little-endian pack/unpack options
+'''
''' Revision 4.0.1.4 91/11/05 18:11:05 lwall
''' patch11: added sort {} LIST
''' patch11: added eval {}
@@ -2014,7 +2017,7 @@ operators:
if (defined &$var) { &$var($parm); undef &$var; }
.fi
-:Ip "do EXPR" 8 3
+.Ip "do EXPR" 8 3
Uses the value of EXPR as a filename and executes the contents of the file
as a
.I perl
@@ -3071,6 +3074,8 @@ of values, as follows:
f A single-precision float in the native format.
d A double-precision float in the native format.
p A pointer to a string.
+ v A short in \*(L"VAX\*(R" (little-endian) order.
+ V A long in \*(L"VAX\*(R" (little-endian) order.
x A null byte.
X Back up a byte.
@ Null fill to absolute position.
@@ -5893,7 +5898,10 @@ All of the $^X variables are new except for $^T.
The default top-of-form format for FILEHANDLE is now FILEHANDLE_TOP rather
than top.
.PP
-The eval {} and sort {} constructs were added in version 4.011.
+The eval {} and sort {} constructs were added in version 4.018.
+.PP
+The v and V (little-endian) template options for pack and unpack were
+added in 4.019.
.SH BUGS
.PP
.I Perl