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diff --git a/pod/perlform.pod b/pod/perlform.pod index 8c840d4cc2..a9ce4a7876 100644 --- a/pod/perlform.pod +++ b/pod/perlform.pod @@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ with either "@" (at) or "^" (caret). These lines do not undergo any kind of variable interpolation. The at field (not to be confused with the array marker @) is the normal kind of field; the other kind, caret fields, are used to do rudimentary multi-line text block filling. The length of the field -is supplied by padding out the field with multiple "<", ">", or "|" +is supplied by padding out the field with multiple "E<lt>", "E<gt>", or "|" characters to specify, respectively, left justification, right justification, or centering. If the variable would exceed the width specified, it is truncated. @@ -147,18 +147,18 @@ Examples: . It is possible to intermix print()s with write()s on the same output -channel, but you'll have to handle $- ($FORMAT_LINES_LEFT) +channel, but you'll have to handle C<$-> (C<$FORMAT_LINES_LEFT>) yourself. =head2 Format Variables -The current format name is stored in the variable C<$~> ($FORMAT_NAME), -and the current top of form format name is in C<$^> ($FORMAT_TOP_NAME). -The current output page number is stored in C<$%> ($FORMAT_PAGE_NUMBER), -and the number of lines on the page is in C<$=> ($FORMAT_LINES_PER_PAGE). +The current format name is stored in the variable C<$~> (C<$FORMAT_NAME>), +and the current top of form format name is in C<$^> (C<$FORMAT_TOP_NAME>). +The current output page number is stored in C<$%> (C<$FORMAT_PAGE_NUMBER>), +and the number of lines on the page is in C<$=> (C<$FORMAT_LINES_PER_PAGE>). Whether to autoflush output on this handle is stored in C<$|> -($OUTPUT_AUTOFLUSH). The string output before each top of page (except -the first) is stored in C<$^L> ($FORMAT_FORMFEED). These variables are +(C<$OUTPUT_AUTOFLUSH>). The string output before each top of page (except +the first) is stored in C<$^L> (C<$FORMAT_FORMFEED>). These variables are set on a per-filehandle basis, so you'll need to select() into a different one to affect them: |