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"How do you look up keywords in the Perl documentation?" I hope there's a new clever answer to this that requires fewer keystrokes than google instant. Becaus
by Isamu 16y ago
"How do you look up keywords in the Perl documentation?"
I hope there's a new clever answer to this that requires fewer keystrokes than google instant.
Because the Perl docs are a ... heap. To some extent finding what you really want but can't remember is a real skill - I don't know what novices do. They probably do without, truth be told.
And I say this with some affection, having spent countless hours of my life wandering the docs. And the various books.
- nkurz 16y agoI'm not certain it's the answer he's looking for, but I'd probably start with 'perldoc -f keyword'. Are there better ways?
- chromatic 16y agoThat's the approach I had in mind.
- Isamu 16y agoI don't want to sound like I'm slamming perldoc, but you see, even its use is a programming aptitude question. The help is probably not that helpful for novices. Note that offering 'perdoc -f' shows that you are interpreting "keyword" in the original question as "something that resides in the perlfunc list". Fairly specialized knowledge.