More pod formatting tweaks

[perl5.git] / pod / perlsub.pod

diff --git a/pod/perlsub.pod b/pod/perlsub.pod
index d344c47..4c6f401 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlsub.pod
+++ b/pod/perlsub.pod
@@ -1149,7 +1149,11 @@ arguments, just like C<time()>.  That is, if you say
     mytime +2;
 
 you'll get C<mytime() + 2>, not C<mytime(2)>, which is how it would be parsed
-without a prototype.
+without a prototype.  If you want to force a unary function to have the
+same precedence as a list operator, add C<;> to the end of the prototype:
+
+    sub mygetprotobynumber($;);
+    mygetprotobynumber $a > $b; # parsed as mygetprotobynumber($a > $b)
 
 The interesting thing about C<&> is that you can generate new syntax with it,
 provided it's in the initial position:
@@ -1516,4 +1520,4 @@ See L<perlxs> if you'd like to learn about calling C subroutines from Perl.
 See L<perlembed> if you'd like to learn about calling Perl subroutines from C.  
 See L<perlmod> to learn about bundling up your functions in separate files.
 See L<perlmodlib> to learn what library modules come standard on your system.
-See L<perltoot> to learn how to make object method calls.
+See L<perlootut> to learn how to make object method calls.