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Index: D

d command (debugger) : 8.1.1. Debugger Commands

D command (debugger) : 8.1.1. Debugger Commands

-d file test operator : 2.5.10. Named Unary and File Test Operators

\d (for digit) : 1.7. Regular Expressions

/d modifier : 2.4.2. Pattern-Matching Operators

-d switch, perl

6.1.2. Switches
8.1.8. Alternative Debuggers: The Perl Profiler

-D switch, perl : 6.1.2. Switches

dash : (see - (hyphen))

data, insecure : 6.3.1. Handling Insecure Data

DATA filehandle : 2.9.5. Global Special Filehandles

__DATA__ token

2.3.2.7. Other literal tokens
2.9.5. Global Special Filehandles

data types

built-in : 2.2. Built-in Data Types
scalars : (see scalars)
typeglobs : 2.3.6. Typeglobs and Filehandles

databases, locking : 7.2.8.7. Locking databases

date function : (see localtime function)

DB package

caller function : 3.2.10. caller

DB_File module : 7.2.1. AnyDBM_File - Provide Framework for Multiple DBMs

DB_File routine : 7.2.8. DB_File - Access to Berkeley DB

dbm close function : 3.2.23. dbmclose

DBM files : 3.2.23. dbmclose

deleting from : 3.2.26. delete

DBM modules : 7.2.1. AnyDBM_File - Provide Framework for Multiple DBMs

dbmopen function

3.2.24. dbmopen
7.2.1. AnyDBM_File - Provide Framework for Multiple DBMs

deallocating memory : 5.3.9. A Note on Garbage Collection

debugging

(see also taint checking)
6.1.2. Switches
6.3.1. Handling Insecure Data
8.1. The Perl Debugger
bug reports : Bug Reports
controlling from scripts : 8.1.2. Using the Debugger
customizing : 8.1.3. Debugger Customization
UNIX security bugs : 6.3.1.3. Security bugs

$DEBUGGING : (see $ variables, $^D variable)

decimal points, lining up : 2.8. Formats

declaring : 2.6. Statements and Declarations

formats : 2.8. Formats

globally

2.6.7. Global Declarations
7.2.76. vars - Predeclare Global Variable Names

packages

2.6.8. Scoped Declarations
3.2.106. package

subroutines

2.6.7. Global Declarations
2.7. Subroutines
3.2.161. sub
7.2.60. subs - Predeclare Subroutine Names

variables

2.6. Statements and Declarations
2.6.8. Scoped Declarations
7.2.76. vars - Predeclare Global Variable Names

decryption : (see encryption)

default package : 2.6.8. Scoped Declarations

'DEFAULT' string : 6.2.1. Signals

defined function

3.2.25. defined
5.4.3. Tying Hashes

DEL character, completion and : 7.2.65. Term::Complete - Word Completion Module

delegation : 5.5.11. Delegation (the "Passes-the-Buck-to" Relationship)

delete function : 3.2.26. delete

DELETE method : 5.4.3. Tying Hashes

deleting

array elements

3.2.143. shift
3.2.154. splice

breakpoints : 8.1.1. Debugger Commands

characters : 3.2.13. chomp

directories

3.2.129. rmdir
3.2.181. unlink
7.2.31. File::Path - Create or Remove a Series of Directories

file tree : 7.2.31. File::Path - Create or Remove a Series of Directories

files : 3.2.181. unlink

hash elements : 3.2.26. delete

dereferencing

(see also references)
4.1. What Is a Reference?
4.3.1. Using a Variable as a Variable Name
4.3.3. Using the Arrow Operator
4.6.5. Common Mistakes
operator for : (see arrow (->) operator)

derived classes

5.3.4. A Class Is Simply a Package
5.5.1. Object-Oriented Scaling Tips

DESTROY method

5.4.1. Tying Scalars
5.4.2. Tying Arrays
5.4.3. Tying Hashes

destructors : 5.3.7. Destructors

detecting tainted data : 6.3.1.1. Detecting and laundering tainted data

$dev file statistic : 3.2.159. stat

Devel::SelfStubber module : 7.2.9. Devel::SelfStubber - Generate Stubs for a SelfLoading Module

diagnostic messages : (see error messages; warning messages)

diagnostics module : 7.2.10. diagnostics - Force Verbose Warning Diagnostics

Dict module : 7.2.53. Search::Dict - Search for Key in Dictionary File

dictionary file : 7.2.53. Search::Dict - Search for Key in Dictionary File

die function : 3.2.27. die

exit function versus : 3.2.35. exit

__DIE__ token : 2.9.4. Global Special Arrays

digits : 1.7. Regular Expressions

backslashed : 2.4.1.2. The rules of regular expression matching
in names : 2.3.1. Variables

directories

changing working : 3.2.11. chdir

closing : 3.2.19. closedir

creating

3.2.92. mkdir
7.2.31. File::Path - Create or Remove a Series of Directories

deleting

3.2.129. rmdir
3.2.181. unlink
7.2.31. File::Path - Create or Remove a Series of Directories

getting pathname of : 7.2.7. Cwd - Get Pathname of Current Working Directory

opendir function : 3.2.103. opendir

prepending to @INC : 6.1.2. Switches

reading entries from : 3.2.117. readdir

rewinddir function : 3.2.127. rewinddir

root, redefining : 3.2.17. chroot

seekdir function : 3.2.133. seekdir

DirHandle module : 7.2.11. DirHandle - Supply Object Methods for Directory Handles

dirname() : 7.2.27. File::Basename - Parse File Specifications

disablecache() routine : 7.2.4. Benchmark - Check and Compare Running Times of Code

distribution, Perl

8.5. Distribution and Installation
The Perl Distribution

division : (see multiplicative operators)

@dl_ and dl_ variables : 7.2.12.1. Internal interface summary

do loops : 8.2.1. Universal Blunders

do SUBROUTINE operator

2.6.1. Simple Statements
3.2.28. do

documentation

books on Perl : Other Books
bug reports : Bug Reports
C library functions : 3. Functions
FAQ on Perl : Frequently Asked Questions List
Perl manpages : Perl Manpages

dollar sign : (see $ (dollar sign))

dot : (see . (dot))

double quotes : (see " (double quotes))

double-quote context : 2.3.3.4. Interpolative context

DProf debugger : 8.1.8. Alternative Debuggers: The Perl Profiler

drawers : (see directories)

dump function : 3.2.29. dump

DynaLoader module

7.2.12. DynaLoader - Automatic Dynamic Loading of Perl Modules
7.2.21. ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap - Make a Bootstrap File for Use by DynaLoader

dynamic linking : 7.2.12. DynaLoader - Automatic Dynamic Loading of Perl Modules

dynamic scoping : 2.6.8. Scoped Declarations

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