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Index: L

-l operator : 10.5. The -x File Tests

labels : 9.4. Labeled Blocks

last access time, changing : 13.7. Modifying Timestamps

last modification time, changing : 13.7. Modifying Timestamps

last( ) operator : 9.1. The last Statement

example of

A.8. Chapter 9, Miscellaneous Control Structures
A.17. Chapter 18, Converting Other Languages to Perl
9.5. Expression Modifiers

le operator : 2.4.2. Operators for Strings

left associativity : 2.4.3. Operator Precedence and Associativity

left-right pairs as delimiters : 7.4.3. Using a Different Delimiter

length( ) operator, example of

A.15. Chapter 16, System Database Access
17.4. Fixed-Length Random Access Databases

library for WWW access in Perl (LWP) : 19.10.3. Web Automation with LWP

link( ) operator : 13.3.2. Creating Hard and Soft Links with Perl

example of : A.12. Chapter 13, File and Directory Manipulation

linking (files) : 13.3. Creating Alternate Names for a File: Linking

links, requirements for creating : 13.3.2. Creating Hard and Soft Links with Perl

list as subscript, example of

A.15. Chapter 16, System Database Access
16.1. Getting Password and Group Information

list constructor operator (..) : 3.2. Literal Representation

list expressions, and foreach statement : 4.5. The foreach Statement

list reference (in Perl 5.0) : 3.4.1. Assignment

listing the /etc directory, example of : 12.5. Reading a Directory Handle

lists

(see also arrays)
1.5.5. More than One Secret Word
3.1. What Is a List or Array?
nested : 3.4.1. Assignment
as subroutine return values : 8.3. Return Values

lists, scrolling : 19.7.2. Fancier Calling Sequences

literal lists, slices of : 3.4.2. Array Element Access

literals

array literals : 3.2. Literal Representation
of associative array : 5.3. Literal Representation of a Hash

little-endian : 16.2. Packing and Unpacking Binary Data

llamas, counting : 18.1. Converting awk Programs to Perl

ln command

and -s option, emulating : 13.3.2. Creating Hard and Soft Links with Perl
and creating links : 13.3.2. Creating Hard and Soft Links with Perl

local variables

and foreach statement : 4.5. The foreach Statement
creating, with local( ) : 8.5. Private Variables in Functions

local( ) operator : 8.5. Private Variables in Functions

example of

A.7. Chapter 8, Functions
11.4.2. Numeric Fields

loops and : 8.5. Private Variables in Functions

logical comparison operators : 2.4.1. Operators for Numbers

login names, accessing : 7.7. Exercises

login shells, example of changing : 17.5. Variable-Length ( Text) Databases

looping blocks : 9.1. The last Statement

loops

endless : 4.3. The while/until Statement
exiting early, with last : 9.1. The last Statement
infinite : 9.3. The redo Statement
local( ) and : 8.5. Private Variables in Functions
nested, exiting from : 9.4. Labeled Blocks

lowercase, example of converting to : 1.5.8. Making It Fair for the Rest

lpr command, example of : 14.3. Using Processes as Filehandles

lstat( ) operator : 10.6. The stat and lstat Functions

lt operator : 2.4.2. Operators for Strings

LWP (library for WWW access in Perl) : 19.10.3. Web Automation with LWP

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