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1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index e3c4c9546d..a28487ac1d 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ successfully changed. See also L</oct>, if all you have is a string. =item chomp -This is a slightly safer version of chop (see below). It removes any +This is a slightly safer version of L</chop>. It removes any line ending that corresponds to the current value of C<$/> (also known as $INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR in the C<English> module). It returns the total number of characters removed from all its arguments. It's often used to @@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ it succeeded, FALSE otherwise. See example in L<perlipc/"Sockets: Client/Server A local modifies the listed variables to be local to the enclosing block, subroutine, C<eval{}>, or C<do>. If more than one value is listed, the list must be placed in parentheses. See L<perlsub/"Temporary Values via -local()"> for details. +local()"> for details, including issues with tied arrays and hashes. But you really probably want to be using my() instead, because local() isn't what most people think of as "local"). See L<perlsub/"Private Variables @@ -2335,10 +2335,10 @@ If EXPR is omitted, uses $_. =item rand -Returns a random fractional number between 0 and the value of EXPR. -(EXPR should be positive.) If EXPR is omitted, returns a value between -0 and 1. Automatically calls srand() unless srand() has already been -called. See also srand(). +Returns a random fractional number greater than or equal to 0 and less +than the value of EXPR. (EXPR should be positive.) If EXPR is +omitted, the value 1 is used. Automatically calls srand() unless +srand() has already been called. See also srand(). (Note: If your rand function consistently returns numbers that are too large or too small, then your version of Perl was probably compiled |