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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


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