Perl Cookbook, 2nd Edition
by Tom Christiansen, Nathan Torkington

The following errata were *corrected* in the 8/05 reprint:

Here's a key to the markup:
	[page-number]: serious technical mistake
	{page-number}: minor technical mistake
	<page-number>: important language/formatting problem
	(page-number): language change or minor formatting problem



(21)  First sentence under heading 'Discussion';
'tildas'

NOW READS: 
'tildes'


(91) Table 3-1
"$hours" variable

NOW READS: 
"$hour"


(159), the "open" in "fewer than three arguments to open" just above
Example 5-1 is a function name and NOW APPEARS in a code font.


(223)  5th comment line in main code block;
  is so, the negation failed

NOW READS:
  if so, the negation failed


(243)  Fourth paragraph, beginning "That means ....", middle line;
"... when stacking functions calls ..."

NOW READS:
"... when stacking function calls ..."


(251)  First paragraph of Solution;
  placing the mode in the second argument:

NOW READS:
  place the mode in the second argument:


(263)  2nd paragraph;
  If don't have a filehandle

NOW READS:
  If you don't have a filehandle


(281)  1st paragraph;
  fnctl

NOW READS:
  fcntl


{354}  main code block;
  $len = sysread IN, $buf, $blksize);

NOW READS:
  $len = sysread IN, $buf, $blksize;


[394]  Code under title "Using local() for temporary values for globals";
More specifically the line having the comment "pass filehandle by IO reference."  

"*IO{FH}" 

NOW READS: 
"*FH{IO}"


[859]  last code snipet on that page;
    [% person.key %] = [% person.value %].

NOW READS:
    [% person.key %] is [% person.value %].

    
AND

    The C<key> and C<person> methods can be called on a hash loop

NOW READS:
    The C<key> and C<value> methods can be called on a hash loop


{864}  Middle of page, under <book id="2">;
The text for the <title> element for the Perl & LWP book previously appeared as "Perl & ". 
It NOW READS "Perl & LWP".