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Re: problems with help commands
From:
Chas Owens
Date:
March 12, 2002 12:46
Subject:
Re: problems with help commands
Message ID:
1015965837.6683.52.camel@tert.icallinc.com
Well, sort of. POD is a documentation language that co-exists with Perl
code. Sort of like an underpowered WEB implementation. Type "perldoc
perlpod" for more info (now that you can).
On Tue, 2002-03-12 at 15:37, Joe Echavarria wrote:
> Thanks, !!!!
> I did not know that. I suppose that POD(Plain Old
> Documentation) is a perl help format.
>
> Thanks.
> --- Tanton Gibbs <thgibbs@deltafarms.com> wrote:
> > perlre is a POD (Plain Old Documentation) file that
> > you can view using
> > perldoc. It is not an executable. To see it, do
> > perldoc perlre
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Echavarria" <joe_echavarria@yahoo.com>
> > To: <beginners@perl.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 3:29 PM
> > Subject: problems with help commands
> >
> >
> > >
> > > On my perl distribution i can't execute "perlre",
> > why?
> > > i always get an errore perlre: not found. When i
> > try
> > > to find the executable file i jus find
> > > ------------------------------------
> > > /usr/perl5/5.00503/pod/perlre.pod
> > > /usr/perl5/5.00503/pod/perlref.pod
> > > /usr/perl5/5.00503/pod/perlreftut.pod
> > > /usr/perl5/man/man1/perlre.1
> > > /usr/perl5/man/man1/perlref.1
> > > /usr/perl5/man/man1/perlreftut.1
> > > ------------------------------------
> > > Why ?, how can i be able to see the "perlre" help?
> > > I am having the same problem with perlsyn,
> > > perlfunc,perlop and many others.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Joe.
> > >
> > > --- Tyler Longren <tyler@captainjack.com> wrote:
> > > > type this at your command line:
> > > > echo $PATH
> > > >
> > > > That should display a few folders
> > (/usr/local/bin,
> > > > /usr/bin, etc...).
> > > >
> > > > your perldoc executable should be located in a
> > > > folder listed in your $PATH.
> > > >
> > > > Good luck,
> > > > Tyler
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > From: "Joe Echavarria"
> > <joe_echavarria@yahoo.com>
> > > > To: "Hanson, Robert" <RHanson@APTEGRITY.com>;
> > > > <beginners@perl.org>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:15 PM
> > > > Subject: RE: Perldoc question
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > I really don ' t understand what you mean. I
> > am
> > > > new to
> > > > > Unix and Perl.
> > > > > Please help me out here. What i should to ?,
> > > > read or
> > > > > what ?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > Joe.
> > > > > --- "Hanson, Robert" <RHanson@APTEGRITY.com>
> > > > wrote:
> > > > > > perldoc isn't in your path most likely.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Check your path environment variable (echo
> > > > $PATH),
> > > > > > and make sure that
> > > > > > perldoc is in one of those directories. If
> > I
> > > > had to
> > > > > > guess you probably have
> > > > > > a symlink to the perl executable in your
> > path,
> > > > but
> > > > > > not the actual bin/
> > > > > > directory of perl.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Rob
> > > > > >
> > > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > > From: Joe Echavarria
> > > > > > [mailto:joe_echavarria@yahoo.com]
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 1:48 PM
> > > > > > To: beginners@perl.org
> > > > > > Subject: Perldoc question
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > hi there,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On my unix box when i try to get perl help
> > > > from
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > command line using "perldoc print" or
> > "perlfunc"
> > > > i
> > > > > > get
> > > > > > these errores.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > perlfunc: not found
> > > > > > perldoc: not found
> > > > > >
> > > > > > How can i fix this problem ?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Joe.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
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