S<[ B<-i>[I<extension>] ]> S<[ B<-e> I<'command'> ]
[ B<--> ] [ I<programfile> ] [ I<argument> ]...>
-For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections:
+If you're new to Perl, you should start with L<perlintro>, which is a
+general intro for beginners and provides some background to help you
+navigate the rest of Perl's extensive documentation.
+
+For ease of access, the Perl manual has been split up into several sections.
+
+=head2 Overview
perl Perl overview (this section)
- perlfaq Perl frequently asked questions
+ perlintro Perl introduction for beginners
perltoc Perl documentation table of contents
- perlbook Perl book information
- perlsyn Perl syntax
- perldata Perl data structures
- perlop Perl operators and precedence
- perlsub Perl subroutines
- perlfunc Perl builtin functions
+=head2 Tutorials
+
perlreftut Perl references short introduction
perldsc Perl data structures intro
+ perllol Perl data structures: arrays of arrays
+
perlrequick Perl regular expressions quick start
- perlpod Perl plain old documentation
+ perlretut Perl regular expressions tutorial
+
+ perlboot Perl OO tutorial for beginners
+ perltoot Perl OO tutorial, part 1
+ perltooc Perl OO tutorial, part 2
+ perlbot Perl OO tricks and examples
+
perlstyle Perl style guide
+
perltrap Perl traps for the unwary
+ perldebtut Perl debugging tutorial
+ perlfaq Perl frequently asked questions
+ perlfaq1 General Questions About Perl
+ perlfaq2 Obtaining and Learning about Perl
+ perlfaq3 Programming Tools
+ perlfaq4 Data Manipulation
+ perlfaq5 Files and Formats
+ perlfaq6 Regexes
+ perlfaq7 Perl Language Issues
+ perlfaq8 System Interaction
+ perlfaq9 Networking
+
+=head2 Reference Manual
+
+ perlsyn Perl syntax
+ perldata Perl data structures
+ perlop Perl operators and precedence
+ perlsub Perl subroutines
+ perlfunc Perl built-in functions
+ perlopentut Perl open() tutorial
+ perlpacktut Perl pack() and unpack() tutorial
+ perlpod Perl plain old documentation
+ perlpodspec Perl plain old documentation format specification
perlrun Perl execution and options
perldiag Perl diagnostic messages
perllexwarn Perl warnings and their control
- perldebtut Perl debugging tutorial
perldebug Perl debugging
-
perlvar Perl predefined variables
- perllol Perl data structures: arrays of arrays
- perlopentut Perl open() tutorial
- perlretut Perl regular expressions tutorial
-
perlre Perl regular expressions, the rest of the story
perlref Perl references, the rest of the story
-
perlform Perl formats
-
- perlboot Perl OO tutorial for beginners
- perltoot Perl OO tutorial, part 1
- perltootc Perl OO tutorial, part 2
perlobj Perl objects
- perlbot Perl OO tricks and examples
perltie Perl objects hidden behind simple variables
+ perldbmfilter Perl DBM filters
perlipc Perl interprocess communication
perlfork Perl fork() information
perlnumber Perl number semantics
+
perlthrtut Perl threads tutorial
+ perlothrtut Old Perl threads tutorial
perlport Perl portability guide
perllocale Perl locale support
- perlunicode Perl unicode support
+ perluniintro Perl Unicode introduction
+ perlunicode Perl Unicode support
perlebcdic Considerations for running Perl on EBCDIC platforms
perlsec Perl security
perlmod Perl modules: how they work
perlmodlib Perl modules: how to write and use
+ perlmodstyle Perl modules: how to write modules with style
perlmodinstall Perl modules: how to install from CPAN
perlnewmod Perl modules: preparing a new module for distribution
- perlfaq1 General Questions About Perl
- perlfaq2 Obtaining and Learning about Perl
- perlfaq3 Programming Tools
- perlfaq4 Data Manipulation
- perlfaq5 Files and Formats
- perlfaq6 Regexes
- perlfaq7 Perl Language Issues
- perlfaq8 System Interaction
- perlfaq9 Networking
+ perlutil utilities packaged with the Perl distribution
perlcompile Perl compiler suite intro
+ perlfilter Perl source filters
+
+=head2 Internals and C Language Interface
+
perlembed Perl ways to embed perl in your C or C++ application
perldebguts Perl debugging guts and tips
perlxstut Perl XS tutorial
perlclib Internal replacements for standard C library functions
perlguts Perl internal functions for those doing extensions
perlcall Perl calling conventions from C
- perlutil utilities packaged with the Perl distribution
- perlfilter Perl source filters
- perldbmfilter Perl DBM filters
+
perlapi Perl API listing (autogenerated)
perlintern Perl internal functions (autogenerated)
perliol C API for Perl's implementation of IO in Layers
perlapio Perl internal IO abstraction interface
- perltodo Perl things to do
+
perlhack Perl hackers guide
+=head2 Miscellaneous
+
+ perlbook Perl book information
+ perltodo Perl things to do
+
perlhist Perl history records
perldelta Perl changes since previous version
perl572delta Perl changes in version 5.7.2
perl571delta Perl changes in version 5.7.1
perl570delta Perl changes in version 5.7.0
+ perl561delta Perl changes in version 5.6.1
perl56delta Perl changes in version 5.6
perl5005delta Perl changes in version 5.005
perl5004delta Perl changes in version 5.004
+=head2 Language-Specific
+
+ perlcn Perl for Simplified Chinese (in EUC-CN)
+ perljp Perl for Japanese (in EUC-JP)
+ perlko Perl for Korean (in EUC-KR)
+ perltw Perl for Traditional Chinese (in Big5)
+
+=head2 Platform-Specific
+
perlaix Perl notes for AIX
- perlamiga Perl notes for Amiga
+ perlamiga Perl notes for AmigaOS
+ perlapollo Perl notes for Apollo DomainOS
+ perlbeos Perl notes for BeOS
perlbs2000 Perl notes for POSIX-BC BS2000
+ perlce Perl notes for WinCE
perlcygwin Perl notes for Cygwin
perldgux Perl notes for DG/UX
perldos Perl notes for DOS
perlepoc Perl notes for EPOC
+ perlfreebsd Perl notes for FreeBSD
perlhpux Perl notes for HP-UX
+ perlhurd Perl notes for Hurd
+ perlirix Perl notes for Irix
perlmachten Perl notes for Power MachTen
perlmacos Perl notes for Mac OS (Classic)
+ perlmint Perl notes for MiNT
perlmpeix Perl notes for MPE/iX
+ perlnetware Perl notes for NetWare
perlos2 Perl notes for OS/2
perlos390 Perl notes for OS/390
+ perlplan9 Perl notes for Plan 9
+ perlqnx Perl notes for QNX
perlsolaris Perl notes for Solaris
perltru64 Perl notes for Tru64
+ perluts Perl notes for UTS
perlvmesa Perl notes for VM/ESA
perlvms Perl notes for VMS
perlvos Perl notes for Stratus VOS
perlwin32 Perl notes for Windows
-(If you're intending to read these straight through for the first time,
-the suggested order will tend to reduce the number of forward references.)
By default, the manpages listed above are installed in the
F</usr/local/man/> directory.
object-oriented programming
-Described in L<perlobj>, L<perltoot>, and L<perlbot>.
+Described in L<perlobj>, L<perlboot>, L<perltoot>, L<perltooc>,
+and L<perlbot>.
=item *
enhanced debugger and interactive Perl environment,
with integrated editor support
-Described in L<perldebug>.
+Described in L<perldebtut>, L<perldebug> and L<perldebguts>.
=item *
a2p awk to perl translator
s2p sed to perl translator
- http://www.perl.com/ the Perl Home Page
- http://www.perl.com/CPAN the Comprehensive Perl Archive
+ http://www.perl.com/ the Perl Home Page
+ http://www.cpan.org/ the Comprehensive Perl Archive
+ http://www.perl.org/ Perl Mongers (Perl user groups)
=head1 DIAGNOSTICS
https://perl5.git.perl.org / perl5.git / blobdiff