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C

\c (see control characters)
c command (debugger) : Debugger Commands
-c file test operator : Named Unary and File Test Operators
-C file test operator : Named Unary and File Test Operators
C language : C Traps embedding in Perl : Embedding C and C++ in Perl embedding Perl in : Embedding Perl in C and C++ library functions : Functions Miniperl module for : ExtUtils::Miniperl--Write the C Code for perlmain.c wrapper programs : Security bugs
/c modifier : Pattern-Matching Operators
C preprocessor : Switches
-c switch, perl : Switches
C++ language Embedding Perl in C and C++ Embedding C and C++ in Perl
C-style logical operators : C-style Logical (Short Circuit) Operators
cacheout( ) : FileCache--Keep More Files Open Than the System Permits
caller function caller Debugger Internals Previous Perl Traps
Cap module : Term::Cap--Terminal Capabilities Interface
capitalization Variables uc changing : Pattern-Matching Operators escape sequences for : String literals lc function : lc lcfirst function : lc package/module names : Programming with Style
caret (see ^)
Carp module : Carp--Generate Error Messages
case sensitivity Regular expression extensions Pattern-Matching Operators
case structure : Bare Blocks and Case Structures
cbreak option : getc
centering : Format Variables
character classes Regular Expressions The rules of regular expression matching
character set, setting : I18N::Collate--Compare 8-bit Scalar Data According to the Current Locale
characters (see octal characters) case of (see capitalization) deleting : chomp getting ASCII values of : ord getting from ASCII values : chr hexadecimal (see hexadecimal characters) literal : The regular expression bestiary metacharacters : The regular expression bestiary octal (see octal characters) prototype : Prototypes single-character input : getc special : The rules of regular expression matching whitespace (see whitespace) $[ variable : Global Special Variables
chdir function chdir Cwd--Get Pathname of Current Working Directory
checking (see taint checking) hosts if online : Net::Ping--Check Whether a Host Is Online MANIFEST file : ExtUtils::Manifest--Utilities to Write and Check a MANIFEST File taint (see taint checking)
checksums : unpack
CheckTree module : File::CheckTree--Run Many Tests on a Collection of Files
child processes (see processes)
$CHILD_ERROR (see $? variable)
chmod function : chmod
chomp function Filehandles chomp
chop function Filehandles chop
chown function : chown
chr function : chr
chroot function : chroot
circular references : A Note on Garbage Collection
class context : Class Context and the Object
class methods Brief Refresher on Object-Oriented Programming Class methods
classes Packages, Modules, and Object Classes Brief Refresher on Object-Oriented Programming A Class Is Simply a Package Class Context and the Object base (see base classes) package tie untie using as base class : Object-Oriented Scaling Tips
CLEAR method : Tying Hashes
clearallcache() routine : Benchmark--Check and Compare Running Times of Code
clearcache() routine : Benchmark--Check and Compare Running Times of Code
clients, TCP : Internet TCP clients and servers
close function close Anonymous pipes
closedir function closedir DirHandle--Supply Object Methods for Directory Handles
closelog( ) : Sys::Syslog--Perl Interface to UNIX syslog(3) Calls
closures : Closures
clustering command-line options : Getopt::Std--Process Single-Character Options with Option Clustering
cmp operator : sort
code effienciency of : Programmer Efficiency examples, obtaining : Examples listing : Debugger Commands perlmain.c : ExtUtils::Miniperl--Write the C Code for perlmain.c reusing Thinking of Code Reuse Programming with Style running times for : Benchmark--Check and Compare Running Times of Code safe namspaces for : Safe--Create Safe Namespaces for Evaluating Perl Code
Collate module : I18N::Collate--Compare 8-bit Scalar Data According to the Current Locale
colon (see :)
comma (see ,)
comma operator (see =>; operator)
command history, debugger and : Using the Debugger
command input operator (see backtick operator)
command interpreters : Cooperating with Command Interpreters
command-line options Getopt::Long--Extended Processing of Command-Line Options Getopt::Std--Process Single-Character Options with Option Clustering
commands buffering : Per-Filehandle Special Variables for loop control : Loop control names for : Verbs Perl debugger : Debugger Commands processing : Command Processing shell : Shell--Run Shell Commands Transparently Within Perl
comments Regular expression extensions C Traps # (sharp) for : Pattern Matching
comp.lang.perl newsgroups : Usenet Newsgroups
comparing in awk, versus in Perl : a2p setting character set for : I18N::Collate--Compare 8-bit Scalar Data According to the Current Locale strings : Universal Blunders
comparison operators Comparison Operators Equality Operators Overloadable operations sort function and : sort
compiler hints : Global Special Variables
compiler limits (see pragmas)
complementation (see negation)
Complete( ) : Term::Complete--Word Completion Module
completion : Term::Complete--Word Completion Module
Complex module : Math::Complex--Complex Numbers Package
Comprehensive Perl Archive Network (CPAN) How to Get Perl Beyond the Standard Library
concatenation (.) operator String Operators Additive Operators Awk Traps Time Efficiency
conditional (?:) operator : Conditional Operator
conditional statements (see if statement)
confess() routine : Carp--Generate Error Messages
Config module : Config--Access Perl Configuration Information
configuration accessing information about : Config--Access Perl Configuration Information GetOptions( ) : Configuration variables
connect function : connect
connection, shutting down : shutdown
constructors Object Constructors Brief Refresher on Object-Oriented Programming An Object Is Simply a Referenced Thingy inheriting : Inheriting a Constructor
containment : Containment (the "Has-a" Relationship)
context Context
continuation lines Loop control Global Special Variables
continue block While statements Loop control
continue command (in C) : C Traps
control characters String literals The rules of regular expression matching
control structures : Control Structures
converting ASCII value to character : chr between languages Translation from Other Languages Translation from Awk and Sed character to ASCII value : ord decimal numbers to hexadecimal : sprintf decimal numbers to octal : sprintf hexadecimal numbers to decimal : hex list values to strings join pack octal numbers to decimal : oct POD data to ASCII text : Pod::Text--Convert POD Data to Formatted ASCII Text strings to list values split unpack time gmtime localtime
copy constructor : Copy constructor
Copy module : File::Copy--Copy Files or Filehandles
core files dump Switches
cos function : cos
cosines : cos
CPAN (Comprehensive Perl Archive Network) How to Get Perl Beyond the Standard Library
CPU time times Notes
creation time (see modification time, file)
croak() routine : Carp--Generate Error Messages
crypt function : crypt
cryptography : srand
$ctime file statistic : stat
CTRL-D key Other literal tokens Term::Complete--Word Completion Module
CTRL-U key : Term::Complete--Word Completion Module
CTRL-Z key : Other literal tokens
curly braces (see braces)
customizating debugger : Debugger Customization
Cwd module : Cwd--Get Pathname of Current Working Directory Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Explanatory note Copyright © 1997 O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.