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Perl Pocket Reference, Fourth Edition

By
Johan Vromans
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Released:
July 2002
Pages:
96
Description

The Perl Pocket Reference, 4th Edition provides a complete overview of the Perl programming language, all packed into a convenient, carry-around booklet. It is updated for Perl 5.8, and covers a summary of Perl syntax rules, a complete list of operators, built-in functions, and standard library modules, all with brief descriptions. Also included are the newest Perl features, such as enhanced regular expressions, multithreading, the Perl compiler, and Unicode support.

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Table of Contents

  1. Chapter 1 Perl Pocket Reference

    1. Conventions

    2. Command-Line Options

    3. Syntax

    4. Embedded Documentation

    5. Data Types

    6. Quotes and Interpolation

    7. Literal Values

    8. Variables

    9. Context

    10. Operators and Precedence

    11. Statements

    12. Subroutines

    13. Packages and Modules

    14. Pragmatic Modules

    15. Object-Oriented Programming

    16. Special Classes

    17. Arithmetic Functions

    18. Conversion Functions

    19. Structure Conversion

    20. String Functions

    21. Array and Hash Functions

    22. Regular Expressions

    23. Search and Replace Functions

    24. File Test Operators

    25. File Operations

    26. Input and Output

    27. Formatted Printing

    28. Formats

    29. Tying Variables

    30. Directory Reading Routines

    31. System Interaction

    32. Networking

    33. System V IPC

    34. Miscellaneous

    35. Information from System Databases

    36. Special Variables

    37. Special Arrays

    38. Special Hashes

    39. Environment Variables

    40. Threads

    41. Compiler Backends

    42. The Perl Debugger

  1. Appendix Standard Modules

  2. Appendix Perl Links

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Product Details
Title:
Perl Pocket Reference, Fourth Edition
By:
Johan Vromans
Publisher:
O'Reilly Media
Formats:
  • Print
  • Ebook
  • Safari Books Online
Print Release:
July 2002
Ebook Release:
June 2009
Pages:
96
Print ISBN:
978-0-596-00374-6
| ISBN 10:
0-596-00374-9
Ebook ISBN:
978-0-596-55611-2
| ISBN 10:
0-596-55611-X
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About the Author

  1. Johan Vromans

    Johan Vromans has engaged in software engineering research since 1975. Convinced of the importance of a good programming environment, he became an expert in using GNU Emacs and the Perl programming language. Recently he was instrumental in bringing the Internet to the Netherlands as a commercial activity. He currently owns his own typesetting and consulting business called Squirrel Consultancy. He can be reached at JVromans@squirrel.nl.

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