In perl.git, the branch blead has been updated <http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/f747cd2a34c94c6e79b5f086da2c6270d5b7f261?hp=707b805eb119df89ce8192e0415768c10dc19501>
- Log ----------------------------------------------------------------- commit f747cd2a34c94c6e79b5f086da2c6270d5b7f261 Author: H.Merijn Brand <[email protected]> Date: Wed Feb 27 21:17:02 2013 +0100 Add documentation on the advantages of perldoc for man users to perl.pod Thanks. Signed-off-by: H.Merijn Brand <[email protected]> ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary of changes: AUTHORS | 1 + pod/perl.pod | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS index b6d7f6e..0ae9f80 100644 --- a/AUTHORS +++ b/AUTHORS @@ -929,6 +929,7 @@ Raymund Will <[email protected]> Redvers Davies <[email protected]> Reini Urban <[email protected]> Renee Baecker <[email protected]> +Reuben Thomas <[email protected]> Rex Dieter <[email protected]> Rhesa Rozendaal <[email protected]> Ricardo Signes <[email protected]> diff --git a/pod/perl.pod b/pod/perl.pod index d3f9c05..d218491 100644 --- a/pod/perl.pod +++ b/pod/perl.pod @@ -280,6 +280,12 @@ aux a2p c2ph h2ph h2xs perlbug pl2pm pod2html pod2man s2p splain xsubpp On a Unix-like system, these documentation files will usually also be available as manpages for use with the F<man> program. +Some documentation is not available as man pages, so if a +cross-reference is not found by man, try it with L<perldoc>. Perldoc can +also take you directly to documentation for functions (with the B<-f> +switch). See C<perldoc --help> (or C<perldoc perldoc> or C<man perldoc>) +for other helpful options L<perldoc> has to offer. + In general, if something strange has gone wrong with your program and you're not sure where you should look for help, try making your code comply with B<use strict> and B<use warnings>. These will often point out exactly -- Perl5 Master Repository
