Michael C. Toren on Mon, 13 Aug 2001 16:30:38 -0400


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Re: [PLUG] perldoc question


> So now when I say "perl -f stat" it says
> 
> =item stat FILEHANDLE
> 
> =item stat EXPR
> 
> =item stat
> 
> Returns a 13-element list giving the status info for a file, either
> the file opened via FILEHANDLE, or named by EXPR.  If EXPR is omitted,
> it stats C<$_>.  Returns a null list if the stat fails.  Typically used
> as follows:
> ...
> 
> Seems like some missing formatting something. Any thoughts?

That's a bug in perldoc, I believe, which has since been corrected in more
recent releases.  If you're feeling daring, you could upgrade your system
to testing, but be prepared for something to break one day :-)

-mct