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packages, namespaces and
parameters, lists
     empty
     length
parentheses, non-capturing
partial-evaluation operators
passing arguments to subroutines
PATH environment variable
patterns
     anchors
     groups
     interpolating into
     matching
     parentheses
     quantifiers
         general quantifiers
     replacement strings
     test code
Perl
     acquiring
     creation of
     current state
     ease of use
     popularity
     support
Perl course instructors
Perl identifier
Perl Mongers group
Perl newsgroups
perldoc command
permissions, directories
persistence, match variables
pop operator
portability, #! line and
POSIX module
postdecrements
postincrements
Practical Extraction and Report Language
pragmas
     constant
     diagnostics
     lib
     strict
     use strict
     vars
     warnings 2nd
precedence, regular expressions
preincrements
print( ) operator
printf
     arrays and
     formatted output and
printing, sprintf function
private variables, subroutines
processes
     as filehandles
     environment variables
     exec function
     fork
     output, backquotes and
     shell avoidance
     system function
program creation
prototypes
push operator