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1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pod/perlop.pod b/pod/perlop.pod index 56859029bf..17728df9d3 100644 --- a/pod/perlop.pod +++ b/pod/perlop.pod @@ -567,6 +567,15 @@ the same character fore and aft, but the 4 sorts of brackets s{}{} Substitution yes tr{}{} Translation no +Note that there can be whitespace between the operator and the quoting +characters, except when C<#> is being used as the quoting character. +C<q#foo#> is parsed as being the string C<foo>, which C<q #foo#> is the +operator C<q> followed by a comment. Its argument will be taken from the +next line. This allows you to write: + + s {foo} # Replace foo + {bar} # with bar. + For constructs that do interpolation, variables beginning with "C<$>" or "C<@>" are interpolated, as are the following sequences: @@ -619,9 +628,9 @@ patterns local to the current package are reset. This usage is vaguely deprecated, and may be removed in some future version of Perl. -=item m/PATTERN/gimosx +=item m/PATTERN/cgimosx -=item /PATTERN/gimosx +=item /PATTERN/cgimosx Searches a string for a pattern match, and in a scalar context returns true (1) or false (''). If no string is specified via the C<=~> or @@ -634,6 +643,7 @@ when C<use locale> is in effect. Options are: + c Do not reset search position on a failed match when /g is in effect. g Match globally, i.e., find all occurrences. i Do case-insensitive pattern matching. m Treat string as multiple lines. |