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+=head1 NAME
+
+perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl ($Date: 1997/03/17 22:17:56 $)
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This document is structured into the following sections:
+
+=over
+
+=item perlfaq: Structural overview of the FAQ.
+
+This document.
+
+=item L<perlfaq1>: General Questions About Perl
+
+Very general, high-level information about Perl.
+
+=item L<perlfaq2>: Obtaining and Learning about Perl
+
+Where to find source and documentation to Perl, support and training,
+and related matters.
+
+=item L<perlfaq3>: Programming Tools
+
+Programmer tools and programming support.
+
+=item L<perlfaq4>: Data Manipulation
+
+Manipulating numbers, dates, strings, arrays, hashes, and
+miscellaneous data issues.
+
+=item L<perlfaq5>: Files and Formats
+
+I/O and the "f" issues: filehandles, flushing, formats and footers.
+
+=item L<perlfaq6>: Regexps
+
+Pattern matching and regular expressions.
+
+=item L<perlfaq7>: General Perl Language Issues
+
+General Perl language issues that don't clearly fit into any of the
+other sections.
+
+=item L<perlfaq8>: System Interaction
+
+Interprocess communication (IPC), control over the user-interface
+(keyboard, screen and pointing devices).
+
+=item L<perlfaq9>: Networking
+
+Networking, the Internet, and a few on the web.
+
+=back
+
+=head2 Where to get this document
+
+This document is posted regularly to comp.lang.perl.announce and
+several other related newsgroups.  It is available in a variety of
+formats from CPAN in the /CPAN/doc/FAQs/FAQ/ directory, or on the web
+at http://www.perl.com/perl/faq/ .
+
+=head2 How to contribute to this document
+
+You may mail corrections, additions, and suggestions to
+perlfaq-suggestions@perl.com.  Mail sent to the old perlfaq alias will
+merely cause the FAQ to be sent to you.
+
+=head2 What will happen if you mail your Perl programming problems to the authors
+
+Your questions will probably go unread, unless they're suggestions of
+new questions to add to the FAQ, in which case they should have gone
+to the perlfaq-suggestions@perl.com instead.
+
+You should have read section 2 of this faq.  There you would have
+learned that comp.lang.perl.misc is the appropriate place to go for
+free advice.  If your question is really important and you require a
+prompt and correct answer, you should hire a consultant.
+
+=head1 Credits
+
+When I first began the Perl FAQ in the late 80s, I never realized it
+would have grown to over a hundred pages, nor that Perl would ever become
+so popular and widespread.  This document could not have been written
+without the tremendous help provided by Larry Wall and the rest of the
+Perl Porters.
+
+=head1 Author and Copyright Information
+
+Copyright (c) 1997 Tom Christiansen and Nathan Torkington.
+All rights reserved.
+
+=head2 Non-commercial Reproduction
+
+Permission is granted to distribute this document, in part or in full,
+via electronic means or printed copy providing that (1) that all credits
+and copyright notices be retained, (2) that no charges beyond reproduction
+be involved, and (3) that a reasonable attempt be made to use the most
+current version available.
+
+Furthermore, you may include this document in any distribution of the
+full Perl source or binaries, in its verbatim documentation, or on a
+complete dump of the CPAN archive, providing that the three stipulations
+given above continue to be met.
+
+=head2 Commercial Reproduction
+
+Requests for all other distribution rights, including the incorporation
+in part or in full of this text or its code into commercial products
+such as but not limited to books, magazine articles, or CD-ROMs, must
+be made to perlfaq-legal@perl.com.  Any commercial use of any portion
+of this document without prior written authorization by its authors
+will be subject to appropriate action.
+
+=head2 Disclaimer
+
+This information is offered in good faith and in the hope that it may
+be of use, but is not guaranteed to be correct, up to date, or suitable
+for any particular purpose whatsoever.  The authors accept no liability
+in respect of this information or its use.
+
+=head1 Changes
+
+=over 4
+
+=item 17/March/97 Version
+
+Various typos fixed throughout.
+
+Added new question on Perl BNF on L<perlfaq7>.
+
+=item Initial Release: 11/March/97
+
+This is the initial release of version 3 of the FAQ; consequently there
+have been no changes since its initial release.
+
+=back