see Re: Perldoc Keyword Search (update4)

Usage:

 pd m
Matches for m found in :
 /usr/share/perl/5.10/pod/perlop.pod

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opens all perldocs with searchpattern X<m> in pager, reveals two hits:

  1. hit in perlop 
           ">>> X<m> <<<" in perlop

       Quote and Quote-like Operators

       While we usually think of quotes as literal values, in Perl the
+y
       function as operators, providing various kinds of interpolating
+ and
       pattern matching capabilities.  Perl provides customary quote
...

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  2. hit in perlop

                    ">>> X<m> <<<" in perlop

       m/PATTERN/msixpogc
       /PATTERN/msixpogc
               Searches a string for a pattern match, and in scalar co
+ntext
               returns true if it succeeds, false if it fails.  If no 
+string
               is specified via the "=~" or "!~" operator, the $_ stri
+ng is
               searched.  (The string specified with "=~" need not be 
+an
               lvalue--it may be the result of an expression evaluatio
+n, but
...

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Cheers Rolf

( addicted to the Perl Programming Language)

In reply to Re: perl docs -- I am so sick of... by LanX
in thread perl docs -- I am so sick of... by 7stud

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