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diff --git a/pod/perlop.pod b/pod/perlop.pod index 13655a7d9c..d96afc55a2 100644 --- a/pod/perlop.pod +++ b/pod/perlop.pod @@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ Perl operators have the following associativity and precedence, listed from highest precedence to lowest. Note that all operators borrowed from C keep the same precedence relationship with each other, even where C's precedence is slightly screwy. (This makes learning -Perl easier for C folks.) +Perl easier for C folks.) With very few exceptions, these all +operate on scalar values only, not array values. left terms and list operators (leftward) left -> @@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ well as subroutine and method calls, and the anonymous constructors C<[]> and C<{}>. See also L<Quote and Quotelike Operators> toward the end of this section, -as well as L<I/O Operators>. +as well as L<"I/O Operators">. =head2 The Arrow Operator @@ -157,7 +158,7 @@ thing from interpretation. =head2 Binding Operators -Binary "=~" binds an expression to a pattern match. Certain operations +Binary "=~" binds a scalar expression to a pattern match. Certain operations search or modify the string $_ by default. This operator makes that kind of operation work on some other string. The right argument is a search pattern, substitution, or translation. The left argument is what is |