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Index: F

@F array : 2.9.4. Global Special Arrays

f command (debugger) : 8.1.1. Debugger Commands

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

-F switch, perl : 6.1.2. Switches

fallback operator : 7.2.48.5. Fallback

false value : (see Boolean)

FAQ on Perl : Frequently Asked Questions List

fastcwd() routine : 7.2.7. Cwd - Get Pathname of Current Working Directory

fcntl function : 3.2.37. fcntl

Fcntl module : 7.2.26. Fcntl - Load the C fcntl.h Defines

fd() method : 7.2.8.7. Locking databases

fdopen() : 7.2.33. FileHandle - Supply Object Methods for Filehandles

FETCH method

5.4.1. Tying Scalars
5.4.2. Tying Arrays
5.4.3. Tying Hashes

FIFOs : 6.2.2.4. Named pipes

file descriptors

3.2.38. fileno
3.2.135. select (ready file descriptors)

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

__FILE__ token : 2.3.2.7. Other literal tokens

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

File::CheckTree module : 7.2.28. File::CheckTree - Run Many Tests on a Collection of Files

File::Copy module : 7.2.29. File::Copy - Copy Files or Filehandles

File::Find module : 7.2.30. File::Find - Traverse a File Tree

File::Path module : 7.2.31. File::Path - Create or Remove a Series of Directories

FileCache module : 7.2.32. FileCache - Keep More Files Open Than the System Permits

filecheck() : 7.2.19. ExtUtils::Manifest - Utilities to Write and Check a MANIFEST File

FileHandle constructor, open function with : 3.2.102. open

FileHandle module : 7.2.33. FileHandle - Supply Object Methods for Filehandles

filehandles : 1.4. Filehandles

angle operator and : 2.3.7.2. Line input (angle) operator

copying : 7.2.29. File::Copy - Copy Files or Filehandles

creating : 1.4. Filehandles

ending with _TOP

2.8. Formats
2.9.2. Per-Filehandle Special Variables

global : 2.9.5. Global Special Filehandles

localizing : 2.3.6. Typeglobs and Filehandles

names for : 2.3.1. Variables

object methods for : 7.2.33. FileHandle - Supply Object Methods for Filehandles

open function : 3.2.102. open

passing by reference : 2.7.2. Passing References

positioning file pointer for : 3.2.132. seek

reading bytes of data from : 3.2.116. read

references to : 4.2.6. Filehandle Referencers

saving/restoring : 7.2.54. SelectSaver - Save and Restore Selected Filehandle

selecting for output : 3.2.134. select (output filehandle)

special variables for : 2.9.2. Per-Filehandle Special Variables

typeglobs for : 2.3.6. Typeglobs and Filehandles

filename globbing operator : (see glob operator)

filenames : 2.3.2.7. Other literal tokens

changing name of : 3.2.122. rename
expansions of : 3.2.69. glob
getting from symbolic links : 3.2.118. readlink
%INC hash of : 2.9.4. Global Special Arrays
linking symbolically : 3.2.163. symlink
linking with hard links : 3.2.85. link

fileno function : 3.2.38. fileno

fileparse() : 7.2.27. File::Basename - Parse File Specifications

fileparse_set_fstype() : 7.2.27. File::Basename - Parse File Specifications

files

access and modification times

3.2.159. stat
3.2.186. utime

ages for : 2.5.10. Named Unary and File Test Operators

changing name of : 3.2.122. rename

closing : 3.2.18. close

copying : 7.2.29. File::Copy - Copy Files or Filehandles

core : 6.1.2. Switches

deleting : 3.2.181. unlink

end of file : 3.2.31. eof

getting statistics of : 3.2.159. stat

names of : (see filenames)

open function : 3.2.102. open

opening via low-level system call : 3.2.165. sysopen

ownership of : 3.2.15. chown

permissions

(see permissions, file)
3.2.165. sysopen
3.2.179. umask

read in binary mode : 3.2.8. binmode

reading backwards : 7.2.8.6. Examples

reading via low-level system call : 3.2.166. sysread

returning current position for : 3.2.169. tell

symbolically linking : 3.2.163. symlink

test operators : 1.5.7. File Test Operators

testing : 7.2.28. File::CheckTree - Run Many Tests on a Collection of Files

text/binary distinction : 3.2.102. open

truncating : 3.2.176. truncate

writing via low-level system call : 3.2.168. syswrite

filters, source code

1.8. List Processing
6.4.2.4. Source filters

find() : 7.2.30. File::Find - Traverse a File Tree

find2perl program

6.4.2.3. find2perl
8.5.1. Translation from Awk and Sed

first occurrence match : (see m?? (match) operator)

FIRSTKEY method : 5.4.3. Tying Hashes

flags : (see switches, Perl command-line)

floating-point numbers : 7.2.42. Math::BigFloat - Arbitrary-Length, Floating-Point Math Package

flock function : 3.2.39. flock

flush

2.4.2. Pattern-Matching Operators
7.2.33. FileHandle - Supply Object Methods for Filehandles

folders : (see directories)

footers : 2.8.2. Footers

for loops

1.6.2.2. The for statement
2.6.4.2. For loops

foreach loops

1.6.2.3. The foreach statement
2.6.4.3. Foreach loops
8.2.7. Previous Perl Traps
8.3.1. Time Efficiency

fork function : 3.2.40. fork

fork system call : 6.2.2.1. Anonymous pipes

forks : 3.2.102. open

form feed : 2.9.3. Global Special Variables

format

2.8. Formats
2.9.2. Per-Filehandle Special Variables
declaration : 3.2.41. format
names : 3.2.41. format
for strings, C-style : 3.2.156. sprintf

format output accumulator : (see $ variables, $^A)

$FORMAT_LINE_BREAK_CHARACTERS : (see $ variables, $: variable)

$FORMAT_LINEFEED : (see $ variables, $^L variable)

$FORMAT_LINES_LEFT : (see $ variables, $- variable)

$FORMAT_LINES_PER_PAGE : (see $ variables, $= variable)

$FORMAT_NAME : (see $ variables, $~ variable)

$FORMAT_PAGE_NUMBER : (see $ variables, $% variable)

$FORMAT_TOP_NAME : (see $ variables, $^ variable)

formline function : 3.2.42. formline

FTP (File Transfer Protocol)

getting Perl via : Using Anonymous FTP
obtaining code examples via : 8.5.2. Examples

fullcheck() : 7.2.19. ExtUtils::Manifest - Utilities to Write and Check a MANIFEST File

function calls : 2.5.1. Terms and List Operators (Leftward)

functions

(see also subroutines)

1.2.2. Verbs

2.7. Subroutines

3. Functions

autoloading

5.1.3. Autoloading
5.3.4. A Class Is Simply a Package

Berkeley DB API : 7.2.8.5. Using the Berkeley DB interface directly

C library : 3. Functions

delayed loading of : (see AutoLoader module)

loading on demand : (see SelfLoader module)

named unary operators : 2.5.10. Named Unary and File Test Operators

names for : 8.4. Programming with Style

overriding : 5.2.2. Overriding Built-in Functions

POSIX module : 7.2.49.2. Functions

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