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   * Comments start with # (no block comments)   * Comments start with # (no block comments)
   * Parenthesis are optional unless part of syntax.   * Parenthesis are optional unless part of syntax.
-  * ''@ARGV'' contains arguments, $0 contains program name. 
  
 ===== Numbers ===== ===== Numbers =====
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     $count += 2;     $count += 2;
 }</code> }</code>
-  * foreach loop <code perl>foreach my $rock (@rocks) {+  * foreach loop <code perl>foreach $rock (@rocks) {
   # modifications to $rock modify the list element   # modifications to $rock modify the list element
   # $_ is used if loop variable is omitted   # $_ is used if loop variable is omitted
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   * Read a line of input - ''$line = <STDIN>;''   * Read a line of input - ''$line = <STDIN>;''
   * ''chomp'' removes a newline e.g. ''chomp($line=<STDIN>);''   * ''chomp'' removes a newline e.g. ''chomp($line=<STDIN>);''
-  * Assigning <STDIN> to a list reads all input up till EOF e.g. <code perl> chomp(@lines = <STDIN>);</code> +  * Assigning <STDIN> to a list reads all input up till EOF e.g. <code perl> chmop(@lines = <STDIN>);</code> 
-  * Loop over input ($_ can only be used in this specific case) <code perl>while (<STDIN>) { +
-    print "I saw $_"; +
-}</code> +
-  * ''foreach'' can also be used but uses more memory since it reads all input into memory first. +
-  * ''<>'' iterates over all files in @ARGV (or STDIN if no args) like e.g. cat/sed/awk. <code perl>while (<>) { +
-    chomp; +
-    print "It was $_ that I saw!\n"; +
-}</code>+
 ===== User Subroutines ===== ===== User Subroutines =====
  
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   $m + $n;   $m + $n;
 } </code> } </code>
-  * The value of the last expression evaluated is returned. But ''return $a;'' can be used to return immediately. +  * The value of the last expression evaluated is returned.
-  * A list can be returned if the subroutine is called in a list context (''wantarray'' can be used to detect list or scalar context).+
   * Arguments are in the list @_ . If ''&mysub;'' is used, the parent's argument list is inherited.   * Arguments are in the list @_ . If ''&mysub;'' is used, the parent's argument list is inherited.
   * Lexical scoped variables can be used in any block by prefixing with ''my''.   * Lexical scoped variables can be used in any block by prefixing with ''my''.
-  * In Perl 5.10 and up ''state $x;'' can be used to declare a private variable that keep state between calls. 
-  * Ampersand is optional if subroutine has previously been declared or if parenthesis are used. Ampersand is not optional if built-in subroutine is being overridden. 
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