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Index: B

\b assertion

for backspace : 2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching

word boundary assertion

2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching
2.4.1.3. The fine print

b command (debugger) : 8.1.1. Debugger Commands

-B file test operator : 2.5.10. Named Unary and File Test Operators

-b file test operator : 2.5.10. Named Unary and File Test Operators

\B (not word boundary) : 2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching

\b (word boundary) : 1.7.3. Nailing Things Down

backreferences

1.7.4. Backreferences
2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching
2.4.1.3. The fine print
2.9.1. Regular Expression Special Variables
8.2.1. Universal Blunders

backslash : (see \ (backslash))

BACKSPACE character

/b for : 2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching
completion and : 7.2.65. Term::Complete - Word Completion Module

backtick : (see ` (backtick))

backtracking : 2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching

bang : (see ! (bang))

bar : (see |)

bare blocks : 2.6.5. Bare Blocks and Case Structures

barewords

2.3.2.4. Or leave the quotes out entirely
8.2.2. Frequently Ignored Advice
8.2.7. Previous Perl Traps

base classes

5.3.1. Brief Refresher on Object-Oriented Programming
5.3.4. A Class Is Simply a Package
5.5.1. Object-Oriented Scaling Tips
overriding methods of : 5.5.6. Overriding Base Class Methods
tied hashes : 7.2.72. Tie::Hash, Tie::StdHash - Base Class Definitions for Tied Hashes

Basename module : 7.2.27. File::Basename - Parse File Specifications

$BASETIME : (see $ variables, $^T variable)

basewords : 7.2.59. strict - Restrict Unsafe Constructs

BEGIN subroutine : 5.1.2. Package Constructors and Destructors: BEGIN and END

Benchmark module : 7.2.4. Benchmark - Check and Compare Running Times of Code

Berkeley DB : 7.2.8. DB_File - Access to Berkeley DB

bidirectional communication : 6.2.2.3. Bidirectional communication

BigFloat mmodule : 7.2.42. Math::BigFloat - Arbitrary-Length, Floating-Point Math Package

BigInt module : 7.2.43. Math::BigInt - Arbitrary-Length Integer Math Package

/bin/sh : (see sh)

binary

arithmetic operators : 1.5.1. Arithmetic Operators

binding (!~) operator : 2.5.6. Binding Operators

binding (=~) operator

2.5.6. Binding Operators
8.2.3. Awk Traps

bit-shift operators : 2.5.9. Shift Operators

comma operator : (see = (equal sign), => operator)

exponentiation (**) operator

2.5.4. Exponentiation
8.2.3. Awk Traps

files : 3.2.102. open

mode : 3.2.8. binmode

operators

(see bitwise, operators)
7.2.48.1. Calling conventions for binary operations
7.2.48.3. Overloadable operations

pack function : 3.2.105. pack

repetition (x) operator

1.5.2. String Operators
2.5.7. Multiplicative Operators

bind function : 3.2.7. bind

binding

DBM file to hash : 3.2.24. dbmopen

operators : 2.5.6. Binding Operators

variables to packages

3.2.171. tie
3.2.184. untie
5.4. Using Tied Variables

binding (!~) operator : 2.5.6. Binding Operators

binding (=~) operator

2.5.6. Binding Operators
8.2.3. Awk Traps

binmode : 3.2.102. open

binmode function : 3.2.8. binmode

bit operators : (see binary, operators)

bit-shift operators : 2.5.9. Shift Operators

bitmasks : 3.2.135. select (ready file descriptors)

bitwise

negation (~) operator : 2.5.5. Ideographic Unary Operators

operators

2.5.13. Bitwise Operators
2.5.20. Logical and, or, not, and xor
8.2.3. Awk Traps

bless function

3.2.9. bless
5.3.3. An Object Is Simply a Referenced Thingy

bless operator

4.2.5. Object Constructors
4.3.5. Other Tricks You Can Do with Hard References

$blksize file statistic : 3.2.159. stat

BLOCK

(see also blocks)
2.6.2. Compound Statements

blocks

(see also statements)
2.6.2. Compound Statements
2.6.4.4. Loop control
4.3.2. Using a BLOCK as a Variable Name
bare : 2.6.5. Bare Blocks and Case Structures
loops : (see loops)

$blocks file statistic : 3.2.159. stat

Boolean

context : 2.3.3.2. Boolean context
definition of truth : 1.6.1. What Is Truth?
operators : 1.5.7. File Test Operators

bootstrap()

7.2.12.1. Internal interface summary
7.2.21. ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap - Make a Bootstrap File for Use by DynaLoader

boundary assertions

1.7.3. Nailing Things Down
2.4.1.3. The fine print

braces : (see {} (braces))

brackets : (see [] (brackets))

break command (in C) : 8.2.4. C Traps

break statement : (see last operator)

breakpoints : 8.1.1. Debugger Commands

buffer, POSIX input : 7.2.49.1. Classes

bug reports : Bug Reports

bugs : 9. Diagnostic Messages

filehandles methods : 7.2.33.1. Bugs
patches for : 8.5.3. Patches
in Perl debugger : 8.1.7. Debugger Bugs

built-in

data types : 2.2. Built-in Data Types
functions, overriding : 5.2.2. Overriding Built-in Functions

bytes

bit-shift operators : 2.5.9. Shift Operators

length in : 3.2.84. length

reading

3.2.116. read
3.2.166. sysread

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