Bug#712197: hash symbol

jidanni at jidanni.org jidanni at jidanni.org
Fri Jun 14 00:10:32 UTC 2013


Package: perl-doc
Version: 5.14.2-20
Severity: wishlist
File: /usr/share/man/man1/perlintro.1.gz

   Basic syntax overview
       A Perl script or program consists of one or more statements.  These
       statements are simply written in the script in a straightforward
       fashion.  There is no need to have a "main()" function or anything of
       that kind.

       Perl statements end in a semi-colon:

           print "Hello, world";

       Comments start with a hash symbol and run to the end of the line

           # This is a comment

Hey! Didn't you just say straightforward? Well everybody knows a hash symbol
is a "%" so you had better say "a pound sign, or so called hash symbol,
not to be confused with the hash operator..." or something.




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