Document -l on symlinkless file systems

[perl5.git] / pod / perlfilter.pod

diff --git a/pod/perlfilter.pod b/pod/perlfilter.pod
index ca5cfd9..2706188 100644 (file)
--- a/pod/perlfilter.pod
+++ b/pod/perlfilter.pod
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ difficult for the potential cracker. The most important: Write your
 decryption filter in C and statically link the decryption module into
 the Perl binary. For further tips to make life difficult for the
 potential cracker, see the file I<decrypt.pm> in the source filters
-module.
+distribution.
 
 =back
 
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ The source filter distribution includes two modules that simplify this
 task: C<Filter::exec> and C<Filter::sh>. Both allow you to run any
 external executable. Both use a coprocess to control the flow of data
 into and out of the external executable. (For details on coprocesses,
-see Stephens, W.R. "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment."
+see Stephens, W.R., "Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment."
 Addison-Wesley, ISBN 0-210-56317-7, pages 441-445.) The difference
 between them is that C<Filter::exec> spawns the external command
 directly, while C<Filter::sh> spawns a shell to execute the external
@@ -388,9 +388,9 @@ Two special marker lines will bracket debugging code, like this:
     }
     ## DEBUG_END
 
-When the C<DEBUG> environment variable exists, the filter ensures that
-Perl parses only the code between the C<DEBUG_BEGIN> and C<DEBUG_END>
-markers. That means that when C<DEBUG> does exist, the code above
+The filter ensures that Perl parses the code between the <DEBUG_BEGIN>
+and C<DEBUG_END> markers only when the C<DEBUG> environment variable
+exists. That means that when C<DEBUG> does exist, the code above
 should be passed through the filter unchanged. The marker lines can
 also be passed through as-is, because the Perl parser will see them as
 comment lines. When C<DEBUG> isn't set, we need a way to disable the