> I wasn't able to properly search for it in the documentation.

see Re: Perldoc Keyword Search (update4)

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

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pager are opened for each match and files are scolled to the right place with highlighted keyword

       ">>> X<x> <<<" in perlop

       Binary "x" is the repetition operator.  In scalar context or if
+ the
       left operand is not enclosed in parentheses, it returns a strin
+g
       consisting of the left operand repeated the number of times spe
+cified
       by the right operand.  In list context, if the left operand is 
+enclosed
       in parentheses or is a list formed by "qw/STRING/", it repeats 
+the
       list.  If the right operand is zero or negative, it returns an 
+empty
       string or an empty list, depending on the context.

           print '-' x 80;             # print row of dashes

           print "\t" x ($tab/8), ' ' x ($tab%8);      # tab over

           @ones = (1) x 80;           # a list of 80 1's
           @ones = (5) x @ones;        # set all elements to 5

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HTH! =)

Cheers Rolf

(addicted to the Perl Programming Language and ☆☆☆☆ :)

In reply to Re^3: Loading multiple identical variables in array with multiplication variable (Perldoc Keyword Search) by LanX
in thread Loading multiple identical variables in array with multiplication variable by Jeri

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