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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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