note lachoy <p>Quick note: <code>perldoc -q regex</code> will use a regular expression to perform a search of the <code>perlfaq</code> pages you mentioned. For instance:</p> <code> [cwinters@genesee cwinters]$ perldoc -q hash Found in /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/pod/perlfaq3.pod How can I free an array or hash so my program shrinks? ... Found in /usr/local/lib/perl5/5.6.1/pod/perlfaq4.pod How do I test whether two arrays or hashes are equal? ... Data: Hashes (Associative Arrays) How do I process an entire hash? ... What happens if I add or remove keys from a hash while iterating over it? ... How can I always keep my hash sorted? ... What's the difference between "delete" and "undef" with hashes? ... How do I sort a hash (optionally by value instead of key)? (etc.) </code> <p>Not only is this useful in and of itself, but since the FAQ entries frequently contain references to other perldoc pages folks might not know about (<code>perlbot, perlref, ...</code>), it's a great starting point, too.</p> <p>Chris<br> M-x auto-bs-mode</p> 78752 78752