51 I guess the tag is a variable, and it is checking for 9eaf - but does this exist in Perl? What is the "=~" sign doing here and what are the "/" characters before and after 9eaf doing?

Dec 30, 2010 · 128 perldoc perlvar is the first place to check for any special-named Perl variable info. Quoting: @_: Within a subroutine the array @_ contains the parameters passed to that …

53 From Perl documentation: OR List operators On the right side of a list operator, it has very low precedence, such that it controls all comma-separated expressions found there.

Sep 5, 2012 · @pst, <> is not a file handle, "null" or otherwise. It's an operator. Specifically, the readline operator. There's a reference to it as the "angle operator" in perlvar, although there …

Feb 2, 2016 · The => operator in perl is basically the same as comma. The only difference is that if there's an unquoted word on the left, it's treated like a quoted word. So you could have …

I'm working on a Perl script. How can I parse command line parameters given to it? Example: script.pl "string1" "string2"

5 It is the smartmatch operator. In general, when you want information about operators in Perl, see perldoc perlop

Per perldoc perluniintro, Perl does not support using digits other than [0-9] as numbers, so I would definitely use [0-9] if the following are both true: You want to use the result as a number (such …

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If I have a Perl hash with a bunch of (key, value) pairs, what is the preferred method of iterating through all the keys? I have heard that using each may in some way have unintended side …