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B

\b assertion for backspace : The rules of regular expression matching word boundary assertion The rules of regular expression matching The fine print
b command (debugger) : Debugger Commands
-b file test operator : Named Unary and File Test Operators
-B file test operator : Named Unary and File Test Operators
\B (not word boundary) : The rules of regular expression matching
\b (word boundary) : Nailing Things Down
backreferences Backreferences The rules of regular expression matching The fine print Regular Expression Special Variables Universal Blunders
backslash (see \)
BACKSPACE character /b for : The rules of regular expression matching completion and : Term::Complete--Word Completion Module
backtick (see `)
backtracking : The rules of regular expression matching
bang (see !)
bar (see |)
bare blocks : Bare Blocks and Case Structures
barewords Or leave the quotes out entirely Frequently Ignored Advice Previous Perl Traps
base classes Brief Refresher on Object-Oriented Programming A Class Is Simply a Package Object-Oriented Scaling Tips overriding methods of : Overriding Base Class Methods tied hashes : Tie::Hash, Tie::StdHash--Base Class Definitions for Tied Hashes
Basename module : File::Basename--Parse File Specifications
$BASETIME (see $^T variable)
basewords : strict--Restrict Unsafe Constructs
BEGIN subroutine : Package Constructors and Destructors: BEGIN and END
Benchmark module : Benchmark--Check and Compare Running Times of Code
Berkeley DB : DB_File--Access to Berkeley DB
bidirectional communication : Bidirectional communication
BigFloat mmodule : Math::BigFloat--Arbitrary-Length, Floating-Point Math Package
BigInt module : Math::BigInt--Arbitrary-Length Integer Math Package
/bin/sh (see sh)
binary

arithmetic operators : Arithmetic Operators
binding (!~) operator : Binding Operators
binding (=~) operator

Binding Operators
Awk Traps

bit-shift operators : Shift Operators
comma operator (see =>; operator)
exponentiation (**) operator

Exponentiation
Awk Traps

files : open
mode : binmode
operators (see bitwise operators)

Calling conventions for binary operations
Overloadable operations

pack function : pack
repetition (x) operator

String Operators
Multiplicative Operators
bind function : bind
binding DBM file to hash : dbmopen operators : Binding Operators variables to packages tie untie Using Tied Variables
binding (=~) operator : Awk Traps
binmode : open
binmode function : binmode
bit operators (see binary operators)
bit-shift operators : Shift Operators
bitmasks : select (ready file descriptors)
bitwise negation (~) operator : Ideographic Unary Operators operators Bitwise Operators Logical and, or, not, and xor Awk Traps
bless function bless An Object Is Simply a Referenced Thingy
bless operator Object Constructors Other Tricks You Can Do with Hard References
$blksize file statistic : stat
BLOCK Compound Statements
blocks Compound Statements Using a BLOCK as a Variable Name bare : Bare Blocks and Case Structures loops (see loops)
$blocks file statistic : stat
Boolean context : Boolean context definition of truth : What Is Truth? operators : File Test Operators
bootstrap( ) Internal interface summary ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap--Make a Bootstrap File for Use by DynaLoader
boundary assertions Nailing Things Down The fine print
braces (see { })
brackets (see [ ])
break command (in C) : C Traps
break statement (see last operator)
breakpoints : Debugger Commands
buffer, POSIX input : Classes
bug reports : Bug Reports
bugs : Diagnostic Messages filehandles methods : Bugs patches for : Patches in Perl debugger : Debugger Bugs
built-in data types : Built-in Data Types functions, overriding : Overriding Built-in Functions
bytes bit-shift operators : Shift Operators length in : length reading read sysread Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z Explanatory note Copyright © 1997 O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. All Rights Reserved.