Perl pocket reference / Johan Vromans.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vromans, Johan.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perl (Computer program language).

Scripting languages (Computer science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (101 p.)

Edition:

5th ed.

Place of Publication:

Sebastopol, California : O'Reilly, 2011.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If you have a Perl programming question, you'll find the answer quickly in this handy, easy-to-use quick reference. The Perl Pocket Reference condenses and organizes stacks of documentation down to the most essential facts, so you can find what you need in a heartbeat. Updated for Perl 5.14, the 5th edition provides a summary of Perl syntax rules and a complete list of operators, built-in functions, and other features. It's the perfect companion to O'Reilly's authoritative and in-depth Perl programming books, including Learning Perl, Programming Perl, and the

Contents:

Table of Contents; Introduction; Perl 5.14.1; Conventions used in this book; Features; Syntax; Embedded Documentation; Data Types; Quotes and Interpolation; Literal Values; Scalar Values; List Values; Hash Values; Filehandles; Variables; Context; Operators and Precedence; Statements; Loop blocks; When blocks; Special forms; Packages and Modules; Pragmatic Modules; Subroutines; Prototypes; Special Subroutines; Object-Oriented Programming; Special Classes; Arithmetic Functions; Conversion Functions; Structure Conversion; String Functions; Array and List Functions; Hash Functions; Smartmatching

Regular Expression PatternsSearch and Replace Functions; File Operations; File Test Operators; Input and Output; Open Modes; Common constants; Standard I/O Layers; Formatted Printing; Formats; Directory Reading Routines; System Interaction; Networking; System V IPC; Miscellaneous; Tying Variables; Information from System Databases; Information About Users; Information About Groups; Information About Networks; Information About Network Hosts; Information About Network Services; Information About Network Protocols; Special Variables; Special Arrays; Special Hashes; Environment Variables

ThreadsAppendix A: Command-Line Options; Appendix B: The Perl Debugger; Appendix C: Perl Links; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z

Notes:

"Updated for Perl 5.14"--Page 1 of cover.

Includes index.

Includes web bibliography (p. 86-87) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781306813969

1306813964

9781449312978

1449312977

9781449313555

1449313558

OCLC:

780425598