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  1. package English;
  2.  
  3. require Exporter;
  4. @ISA = (Exporter);
  5.  
  6. =head1 NAME
  7.  
  8. English - use nice English (or awk) names for ugly punctuation variables
  9.  
  10. =head1 SYNOPSIS
  11.  
  12.     use English;
  13.     ...
  14.     if ($ERRNO =~ /denied/) { ... }
  15.  
  16. =head1 DESCRIPTION
  17.  
  18. This module provides aliases for the built-in variables whose
  19. names no one seems to like to read.  Variables with side-effects
  20. which get triggered just by accessing them (like $0) will still 
  21. be affected.
  22.  
  23. For those variables that have an B<awk> version, both long
  24. and short English alternatives are provided.  For example, 
  25. the C<$/> variable can be referred to either $RS or 
  26. $INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR if you are using the English module.
  27.  
  28. See L<perlvar> for a complete list of these.
  29.  
  30. =cut
  31.  
  32. local $^W = 0;
  33.  
  34. # Grandfather $NAME import
  35. sub import {
  36.     my $this = shift;
  37.     my @list = @_;
  38.     local $Exporter::ExportLevel = 1;
  39.     Exporter::import($this,grep {s/^\$/*/} @list);
  40. }
  41.  
  42. @EXPORT = qw(
  43.     *ARG
  44.     *MATCH
  45.     *PREMATCH
  46.     *POSTMATCH
  47.     *LAST_PAREN_MATCH
  48.     *INPUT_LINE_NUMBER
  49.     *NR
  50.     *INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR
  51.     *RS
  52.     *OUTPUT_AUTOFLUSH
  53.     *OUTPUT_FIELD_SEPARATOR
  54.     *OFS
  55.     *OUTPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR
  56.     *ORS
  57.     *LIST_SEPARATOR
  58.     *SUBSCRIPT_SEPARATOR
  59.     *SUBSEP
  60.     *FORMAT_PAGE_NUMBER
  61.     *FORMAT_LINES_PER_PAGE
  62.     *FORMAT_LINES_LEFT
  63.     *FORMAT_NAME
  64.     *FORMAT_TOP_NAME
  65.     *FORMAT_LINE_BREAK_CHARACTERS
  66.     *FORMAT_FORMFEED
  67.     *CHILD_ERROR
  68.     *OS_ERROR
  69.     *ERRNO
  70.     *EVAL_ERROR
  71.     *PROCESS_ID
  72.     *PID
  73.     *REAL_USER_ID
  74.     *UID
  75.     *EFFECTIVE_USER_ID
  76.     *EUID
  77.     *REAL_GROUP_ID
  78.     *GID
  79.     *EFFECTIVE_GROUP_ID
  80.     *EGID
  81.     *PROGRAM_NAME
  82.     *PERL_VERSION
  83.     *ACCUMULATOR
  84.     *DEBUGGING
  85.     *SYSTEM_FD_MAX
  86.     *INPLACE_EDIT
  87.     *PERLDB
  88.     *BASETIME
  89.     *WARNING
  90.     *EXECUTABLE_NAME
  91. );
  92.  
  93. # The ground of all being.
  94.  
  95.     *ARG                    = *_    ;
  96.  
  97. # Matching.
  98.  
  99.     *MATCH                    = *&    ;
  100.     *PREMATCH                = *`    ;
  101.     *POSTMATCH                = *'    ;
  102.     *LAST_PAREN_MATCH            = *+    ;
  103.  
  104. # Input.
  105.  
  106.     *INPUT_LINE_NUMBER            = *.    ;
  107.         *NR                    = *.    ;
  108.     *INPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR            = */    ;
  109.         *RS                    = */    ;
  110.  
  111. # Output.
  112.  
  113.     *OUTPUT_AUTOFLUSH            = *|    ;
  114.     *OUTPUT_FIELD_SEPARATOR            = *,    ;
  115.         *OFS                = *,    ;
  116.     *OUTPUT_RECORD_SEPARATOR        = *\    ;
  117.         *ORS                = *\    ;
  118.  
  119. # Interpolation "constants".
  120.  
  121.     *LIST_SEPARATOR                = *"    ;
  122.     *SUBSCRIPT_SEPARATOR            = *;    ;
  123.         *SUBSEP                = *;    ;
  124.  
  125. # Formats
  126.  
  127.     *FORMAT_PAGE_NUMBER            = *%    ;
  128.     *FORMAT_LINES_PER_PAGE            = *=    ;
  129.     *FORMAT_LINES_LEFT            = *-    ;
  130.     *FORMAT_NAME                = *~    ;
  131.     *FORMAT_TOP_NAME            = *^    ;
  132.     *FORMAT_LINE_BREAK_CHARACTERS        = *:    ;
  133.     *FORMAT_FORMFEED            = *^L    ;
  134.  
  135. # Error status.
  136.  
  137.     *CHILD_ERROR                = *?    ;
  138.     *OS_ERROR                = *!    ;
  139.         *ERRNO                = *!    ;
  140.     *EVAL_ERROR                = *@    ;
  141.  
  142. # Process info.
  143.  
  144.     *PROCESS_ID                = *$    ;
  145.         *PID                = *$    ;
  146.     *REAL_USER_ID                = *<    ;
  147.         *UID                = *<    ;
  148.     *EFFECTIVE_USER_ID            = *>    ;
  149.         *EUID                = *>    ;
  150.     *REAL_GROUP_ID                = *(    ;
  151.         *GID                = *(    ;
  152.     *EFFECTIVE_GROUP_ID            = *)    ;
  153.         *EGID                = *)    ;
  154.     *PROGRAM_NAME                = *0    ;
  155.  
  156. # Internals.
  157.  
  158.     *PERL_VERSION                = *]    ;
  159.     *ACCUMULATOR                = *^A    ;
  160.     *DEBUGGING                = *^D    ;
  161.     *SYSTEM_FD_MAX                = *^F    ;
  162.     *INPLACE_EDIT                = *^I    ;
  163.     *PERLDB                    = *^P    ;
  164.     *BASETIME                = *^T    ;
  165.     *WARNING                = *^W    ;
  166.     *EXECUTABLE_NAME            = *^X    ;
  167.  
  168. # Deprecated.
  169.  
  170. #    *ARRAY_BASE                = *[    ;
  171. #    *OFMT                    = *#    ;
  172. #    *MULTILINE_MATCHING            = **    ;
  173.  
  174. 1;
  175.