Book description
The Perl Pocket Reference is an invaluable reference for those who find themselves frequently searching for a quick answer to a question or reminder of a syntax rule. This handy, well-organized quick reference condenses stacks of Perl documentation down to the most essential at-your-fingertips facts. For ease-of-use, convenience, and price, this little reference is the first place Perl programmers look when they need an answer quickly.The Perl Pocket Referenc 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.The Perl Pocket Reference, 4th Edition, is the perfect companion to the authoritative books on Perl published by O'Reilly & Associates: Programming Perl, Learning Perl, and the Perl Cookbook. This pocket reference will never make it to the bookshelf--dog-eared and well worn, it will remain within arms reach of the keyboard or tucked in a back pocket, where it will be referred to on a daily basis.
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Table of contents
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Perl: Pocket Reference
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- 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
- A. Standard Modules
- B. Perl Links
- C. Perl OâREILLY®
- Index
- About the Author
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Product information
- Title: Perl Pocket Reference, 4th Edition
- Author(s):
- Release date: July 2002
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9781449378844
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