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Multiplicative Operators Binary "*" multiplies two numbers. Binary

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select FILEHANDLE select Returns the currently selected filehandle. If FILEHANDLE is supplied, sets the

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Gory details of parsing quoted constructs When presented with something that might have several different interpretations, Perl uses the DWIM

pack TEMPLATE,LIST Takes a LIST of values and converts it into a string using the rules given by the TEMPLATE. The resulting string is the

binmode FILEHANDLE, LAYER binmode FILEHANDLE Arranges for FILEHANDLE to be read or written in "binary" or

scalar EXPR Forces EXPR to be interpreted in scalar context and returns the value of EXPR.