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@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ functions, like some keywords and named operators)
arranged by category. Some functions appear in more
than one place.
-=over
+=over 4
=item Functions for SCALARs or strings
@@ -2348,8 +2348,8 @@ it succeeded, false otherwise. See the example in L<perlipc/"Sockets: Client/Se
=item local EXPR
You really probably want to be using C<my> instead, because C<local> isn't
-what most people think of as "local". See L<perlsub/"Private Variables
-via my()"> for details.
+what most people think of as "local". See
+L<perlsub/"Private Variables via my()"> for details.
A local modifies the listed variables to be local to the enclosing
block, file, or eval. If more than one value is listed, the list must
@@ -4265,9 +4265,9 @@ Examples:
If you're using strict, you I<must not> declare $a
and $b as lexicals. They are package globals. That means
if you're in the C<main> package and type
-
+
@articles = sort {$b <=> $a} @files;
-
+
then C<$a> and C<$b> are C<$main::a> and C<$main::b> (or C<$::a> and C<$::b>),
but if you're in the C<FooPack> package, it's the same as typing