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D command (debugger) : Debugger Commands
d command (debugger) : Debugger Commands
-d file test operator : Named Unary and File Test Operators
\d (for digit) : Regular Expressions
/d modifier : Pattern-Matching Operators
-D switch, perl : Switches
-d switch, perl
Switches
Alternative Debuggers: The Perl Profiler
dash (see -)
DATA filehandle : Global Special Filehandles
_ _DATA_ _ token
Other literal tokens
Global Special Filehandles
data types
built-in : Built-in Data Types
scalars (see scalars)
typeglobs : Typeglobs and Filehandles
data, insecure : Handling Insecure Data
databases, locking : Locking databases
date function (see localtime function)
DB package
caller function : caller
dbm close function : dbmclose
DBM files : dbmclose
deleting from : delete
DBM modules : AnyDBM_File--Provide Framework for Multiple DBMs
dbmopen function
dbmopen
AnyDBM_File--Provide Framework for Multiple DBMs
DB_File module : AnyDBM_File--Provide Framework for Multiple DBMs
DB_File routine : DB_File--Access to Berkeley DB
deallocating memory : A Note on Garbage Collection
debugging
Switches
The Perl Debugger
bug reports : Bug Reports
controlling from scripts : Using the Debugger
customizing : Debugger Customization
UNIX security bugs : Security bugs
$DEBUGGING (see $^D variable)
decimal points, lining up : Formats
declaring : Statements and Declarations
formats : Formats
globally
Global Declarations
vars--Predeclare Global Variable Names
packages
Scoped Declarations
package
subroutines
Global Declarations
Subroutines
sub
subs--Predeclare Subroutine Names
variables
Statements and Declarations
Scoped Declarations
vars--Predeclare Global Variable Names
decryption (see encryption)
default package : Scoped Declarations
'DEFAULT' string : Signals
defined function
defined
Tying Hashes
DEL character, completion and : Term::Complete--Word Completion Module
delegation : Delegation (the "Passes-the-Buck-to" Relationship)
delete function : delete
DELETE method : Tying Hashes
deleting
array elements
shift
splice
breakpoints : Debugger Commands
characters : chomp
directories
rmdir
unlink
File::Path--Create or Remove a Series of Directories
file tree : File::Path--Create or Remove a Series of Directories
files : unlink
hash elements : delete
dereferencing
What Is a Reference?
Using a Variable as a Variable Name
Using the Arrow Operator
Common Mistakes
operator for (see arrow operator)
derived classes
A Class Is Simply a Package
Object-Oriented Scaling Tips
DESTROY method
Tying Scalars
Tying Arrays
Tying Hashes
destructors : Destructors
detecting
tainted data : Detecting and laundering tainted data
$dev file statistic : stat
Devel: :SelfStubber module : Devel::SelfStubber--Generate Stubs for a SelfLoading Module
diagnostic messages (see error messages; warning messages)
diagnostics module : diagnostics--Force Verbose Warning Diagnostics
Dict module : Search::Dict--Search for Key in Dictionary File
dictionary file : Search::Dict--Search for Key in Dictionary File
die function : die
exit function versus : exit
_ _DIE_ _ token : Global Special Arrays
digits : Regular Expressions
backslashed : The rules of regular expression matching
in names : Variables
directories
changing working : chdir
closing : closedir
creating : mkdir
creating/deleting : File::Path--Create or Remove a Series of Directories
deleting
rmdir
unlink
getting pathname of : Cwd--Get Pathname of Current Working Directory
opendir function : opendir
prepending to @INC : Switches
reading entries from : readdir
rewinddir function : rewinddir
root
redefining : chroot
seekdir function : seekdir
DirHandle module : DirHandle--Supply Object Methods for Directory Handles
dirname( ) : File::Basename--Parse File Specifications
disablecache() routine : Benchmark--Check and Compare Running Times of Code
distribution, Perl
The Perl Distribution
Distribution and Installation
division (see multiplicative operators)
@dl_ and dl_ variables : Internal interface summary
do loops : Universal Blunders
do SUBROUTINE operator
Simple Statements
do
documentation
books on Perl : Other Books
bug reports : Bug Reports
C library functions : Functions
FAQ on Perl : Frequently Asked Questions List
Perl manpages : Perl Manpages
dollar sign (see $)
dot (see .)
double quotes (see ")
double-quote context : Interpolative context
DProf debugger : Alternative Debuggers: The Perl Profiler
drawers (see directories)
dump function : dump
DynaLoader module
DynaLoader--Automatic Dynamic Loading of Perl Modules
ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap--Make a Bootstrap File for Use by DynaLoader
dynamic linking : DynaLoader--Automatic Dynamic Loading of Perl Modules
dynamic scoping : Scoped Declarations


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