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diff --git a/pod/perlfunc.pod b/pod/perlfunc.pod index f0e774989b..49efec64fd 100644 --- a/pod/perlfunc.pod +++ b/pod/perlfunc.pod @@ -452,14 +452,16 @@ L<perlipc/"Sockets: Client/Server Communication">. Arranges for FILEHANDLE to be read or written in "binary" or "text" mode on systems where the run-time libraries distinguish between binary and text files. If FILEHANDLE is an expression, the value is taken as the -name of the filehandle. DISCIPLINE can be either of C<:raw> for -binary mode or C<:crlf> for "text" mode. If the DISCIPLINE is -omitted, it defaults to C<:raw>. Returns true on success, C<undef> on -failure. The C<:raw> are C<:clrf>, and any other directives of the -form C<:...>, are called I/O I<disciplines>. - -The C<open> pragma can be used to establish default I/O disciplines. -See L<open>. +name of the filehandle. + +DISCIPLINE can be either of C<:raw> for binary mode or C<:crlf> for +"text" mode. If the DISCIPLINE is omitted, it defaults to C<:raw>. +Returns true on success, C<undef> on failure. To mark FILEHANDLE as +UTF-8, use C<:utf8>, and to mark the as bytes, use C<:bytes>. + +The C<:raw> are C<:clrf>, and any other directives of the form +C<:...>, are called I/O I<disciplines>. The C<open> pragma can be +used to establish default I/O disciplines. See L<open>. In general, binmode() should be called after open() but before any I/O is done on the filehandle. Calling binmode() will flush any possibly |