Hi
Problem:
perldoc has an option -f to search for functions but no possibility to search for other
reserved words like operators (eg eq)... there isn't a -k switch for keywords like in man.
And perldoc -f qr only produces a reference See "Regexp Quote-Like Operators" in perlop.
Question:
I'm seeking now for hours for the best possibility to automatically jump into the relevant
perldoc for a keyword! Before I start to reinvent the wheel I'd like to ask the holy monastery for wisdom...
Possible Approaches:
- Grepping in perltoc produces references to other perldocs
- perldoc mentions the possibility of a pod.idx file, which can be queried with the -X option. (... ah szabgab was also already wondering about pod.idx) ...
- some uncompleted ideas to use cached googlesearches
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