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a command (debugger) : 8.1.1. Debugger Commands
-A file test operator : 2.5.10. Named Unary and File Test Operators
\A (string boundary)
2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching
2.4.1.3. The fine print
-a switch, perl
2.9.4. Global Special Arrays
6.1.2. Switches
a2p program
6.4.2.2. a2p
8.5.1. Translation from Awk and Sed
abbrev() : 7.2.67. Text::Abbrev - Create an Abbreviation Table from a List
abbreviations : (see aliases)
abs function : 3.2.3. abs
absolute value : 3.2.3. abs
accept function : 3.2.4. accept
access time, file
3.2.159. stat
3.2.186. utime
$ACCUMULATOR : (see $ variables, $^A variable)
adding additional array elements
3.2.112. push
3.2.183. unshift
additive operators : 2.5.8. Additive Operators
address-of operator (in C) : 2.5.21. C Operators Missing from Perl
addresses
getting from hostnames
3.2.48. gethostbyname
3.2.52. getnetbyname
network, translating to names
3.2.47. gethostbyaddr
3.2.51. getnetbyaddr
packed sockaddr : 3.2.67. getsockname
alarm function : 3.2.5. alarm
aliases
GetOptions() and : 7.2.35.2. Aliases and abbreviations
symbol table entries : 2.3.6. Typeglobs and Filehandles
alternatives, matching
2.4.1.1. The regular expression bestiary
2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching
ampersand : (see & (ampersand))
anchors
1.7.3. Nailing Things Down
2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching
AND (&) operator : 2.5.13. Bitwise Operators
AND (&&) operator : 2.5.14. C-style Logical (Short Circuit) Operators
and operator
2.5.20. Logical and, or, not, and xor
8.4. Programming with Style
angle brackets : (see < (left angle bracket); > (right angle bracket))
angle operator
2.3.7.2. Line input (angle) operator
6.1.2. Switches
anonymous
array composer : 4.2.2. The Anonymous Array Composer
FTP : Using Anonymous FTP
hash composer : 4.2.3. The Anonymous Hash Composer
pipes : 6.2.2.1. Anonymous pipes
scalars : 5.4.1. Tying Scalars
subroutine composer : 4.2.4. The Anonymous Subroutine Composer
subroutines : 2.7. Subroutines
AnyDBM_File module : 7.2.1. AnyDBM_File - Provide Framework for Multiple DBMs
apostrophe : (see ' (single quotes))
appending elements to arrays : 3.2.112. push
arctangents : 3.2.6. atan2
$ARG : (see $ variables, $_ variable)
@ARGV array
2.3.7.2. Line input (angle) operator
2.9.4. Global Special Arrays
7.2.35. Getopt::Long - Extended Processing of Command-Line Options
ARGV filehandle : 2.9.5. Global Special Filehandles
$ARGV variable : 2.9.3. Global Special Variables
arithmetic operators
1.5.1. Arithmetic Operators
2.5.5. Ideographic Unary Operators
7.2.48.3. Overloadable operations
arrays
1.2.1.2. Pluralities
2.2. Built-in Data Types
@_ array
2.7. Subroutines
7.2.13. English - Use English or awk Names for Punctuation Variables
8.1.7. Debugger Bugs
anonymous, references to : 4.2.2. The Anonymous Array Composer
appending elements to : 3.2.112. push
associative : (see hashes)
in awk : 6.4.2.2. a2p
deleting elements of
3.2.108. pop
3.2.143. shift
3.2.154. splice
first element of : 2.9.3. Global Special Variables
global : 2.9.4. Global Special Arrays
of hashes, code for : 4.7.3. Arrays of Hashes
initializing with x operator : 2.5.7. Multiplicative Operators
last element of : 2.3.4. List Values and Arrays
length of : 2.3.4. List Values and Arrays
lists and : 2.3.4. List Values and Arrays
multidimensional
4.6. A Brief Tutorial: Manipulating Lists of Lists
4.7.1. Arrays of Arrays
names for : 2.3.1. Variables
performance and : 8.3.1. Time Efficiency
pop function and : 3.2.108. pop
prepending elements to : 3.2.183. unshift
replacing/removing elements : 3.2.154. splice
subscript separator : (see $ variables, $; variable)
typing : 5.4.2. Tying Arrays
variables of : 2.3.2.5. Interpolating array values
arrow (->) operator
2.5.2. The Arrow Operator
4.3.3. Using the Arrow Operator
5.3.6. Method Invocation
5.5.1. Object-Oriented Scaling Tips
artificial languages : 1.2. Natural and Artificial Languages
ASCII
converting POD data to : 7.2.50. Pod::Text - Convert POD Data to Formatted ASCII Text
converting to characters : 3.2.16. chr
values for characters : 3.2.104. ord
assertions : 2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching
assigning to lists : 2.3.4. List Values and Arrays
assignment operators
1.5.3. Assignment Operators
2.5.17. Assignment Operators
8.2.7. Previous Perl Traps
associative arrays : (see hashes)
associativity : 2.5. Operators
asterisk : (see * (asterisk))
at sign : (see @ (at sign))
atan function : 3.2.6. atan2
$atime file statistic : 3.2.159. stat
atoms
2.4.1.1. The regular expression bestiary
2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching
autodecrement (--) operator
1.5.4. Autoincrement and Autodecrement Operators
2.5.3. Autoincrement and Autodecrement
7.2.48.3. Overloadable operations
autogeneration : 7.2.48.7. Autogeneration
autoincrement (++) operator
1.5.4. Autoincrement and Autodecrement Operators
2.5.3. Autoincrement and Autodecrement
7.2.48.3. Overloadable operations
AUTOLOAD subroutine
5.1.3. Autoloading
5.3.4. A Class Is Simply a Package
5.3.8. Method Autoloading
AutoLoader module
(see also SelfLoader module)
7.2.2. AutoLoader - Load Functions Only on Demand
7.2.55.1. SelfLoader autoloading
autoloading : 7.2.2. AutoLoader - Load Functions Only on Demand
stubs for : 7.2.9. Devel::SelfStubber - Generate Stubs for a SelfLoading Module
automatic
dynamic module loading : 7.2.12. DynaLoader - Automatic Dynamic Loading of Perl Modules
line-end processing : 6.1.2. Switches
sorting of hashes : 7.2.8.4. In-memory databases
autosplit mode : 6.1.2. Switches
AutoSplit module : 7.2.3. AutoSplit - Split a Module for Autoloading
awk : 8.2.3. Awk Traps
converting to Perl : 8.5.1. Translation from Awk and Sed
converting to/from Perl : 6.4.2.2. a2p
variable names : 7.2.76. vars - Predeclare Global Variable Names


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