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Perl Programming Documentation, also called perldoc, is the name of the user manual for the Perl 5 programming language. It is available in several different formats, including online in HTML and PDF. The documentation is bundled with Perl in its own format, known as Plain Old Documentation (pod).
A Perl module is a discrete component of software for the Perl programming language. Technically, it is a particular set of conventions for using Perl's package mechanism that has become universally adopted.
Learning Perl, also known as the llama book, [1] is a tutorial book for the Perl programming language, and is published by O'Reilly Media. The first edition (1993) was authored solely by Randal L. Schwartz , and covered Perl 4.
In computer science, an algorithm for matching wildcards (also known as globbing) is useful in comparing text strings that may contain wildcard syntax. [1] Common uses of these algorithms include command-line interfaces, e.g. the Bourne shell [2] or Microsoft Windows command-line [3] or text editor or file manager, as well as the interfaces for some search engines [4] and databases. [5]
Numbers (numeric constants) do not require quotation. Perl will convert numbers into strings and vice versa depending on the context in which they are used. When strings are converted into numbers, trailing non-numeric parts of the strings are discarded. If no leading part of a string is numeric, the string will be converted to the number 0.
At this point Perl can call Demo::XSModule::concat('foo', 'bar') and receive back a string foobar, as if concat() were itself written in Perl. Note that, for building Perl interfaces to preexisting C libraries, the h2xs [ further explanation needed ] can automate much of the creation of the XS file itself.
5.8.1 September 25, 2003 [1] Perl 5.8.1 Release Notes: Improved randomization of hash order, for security reasons. Unicode is not enabled by default based on locale settings. Version strings on the left of a fat comma are treated as string literals. Unsafe signals were re-added. Improved tied arrays with negative indexes; Supports Unicode 4.0.0
During the PCRE 7.x and Perl 5.9.x phase, the two projects coordinated development, with features being ported between them in both directions. [5] In 2015, a fork of PCRE was released with a revised programming interface (API). The original software, now called PCRE1 (the 1.xx–8.xx series), has had bugs mended, but no further development.