>>>>> "Nathan" == Nathan Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Nathan> I am working on the 3rd practice excercise in chapter 6 of O'Reilly's
Nathan> 'Learning Perl'.
Good for you!
Nathan> The excercise calls for me to use the printf function to
Nathan> print formatted text. I have been unable to find a
Nathan> comprehensive list of formatting options for use with this
Nathan> function. Does anyone have a link to one?
We give you all of the ones needed for the exercises in the text, and
provide a footnote to tell you how to find the rest (something about
"perldoc -f printf", if I recall). Are you looking for ones you *won't*
need for the exercises?
Nathan> Also, how do I access the perl manpages from the command line.
"perldoc", which we've said repeatedly up to that point in the book.
Are you skipping around in the book?
Oh. You didn't say if you're using second edition or third edition of
the Learning Perl book. If you're starting with second edition, I
recommend setting it aside and borrowing or buying a third edition.
Much clearer exercises and text.
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