51 I guess the tag is a variable, and it is checking for 9eaf - but does this exist in Perl? What is the "=~" sign doing here and what are the "/" characters before and after 9eaf doing?

Dec 30, 2010 · 128 perldoc perlvar is the first place to check for any special-named Perl variable info. Quoting: @_: Within a subroutine the array @_ contains the parameters passed to that …

Sep 5, 2012 · What's the use of <> in Perl. How to use it ? If we simply write <>; and while (<>) what is that the program doing in both cases?

Nov 10, 2019 · 53 From Perl documentation: OR List operators On the right side of a list operator, it has very low precedence, such that it controls all comma-separated expressions found there.

Feb 2, 2016 · The => operator in perl is basically the same as comma. The only difference is that if there's an unquoted word on the left, it's treated like a quoted word. So you could have …

I'm working on a Perl script. How can I parse command line parameters given to it? Example: script.pl "string1" "string2"

5 It is the smartmatch operator. In general, when you want information about operators in Perl, see perldoc perlop

The match operator is the syntax that tells the Perl interpreter: here comes a regex. In Perl, the match operator is normally delimited by '/' at start and end, but you can use delimiters (e.g., …

Mar 27, 2015 · In Perl, logical values are generally represented by 0 (or sometimes '' or undef) for false and 1 for true. However, to be more specific, any value that is not one of the above three …

Per perldoc perluniintro, Perl does not support using digits other than [0-9] as numbers, so I would definitely use [0-9] if the following are both true: You want to use the result as a number (such …