NAME 

perlfaq - frequently asked questions about Perl

DESCRIPTION 

The perlfaq comprises several documents that answer the most commonly asked questions about Perl and Perl programming. It's divided by topic into nine major sections outlined in this document.

Where to get the perlfaq 

The perlfaq comes with the standard Perl distribution, so if you have Perl you should have the perlfaq. You should also have the "perldoc" tool that let's you read the perlfaq: 
        $ perldoc perlfaq

Besides your local system, you can find the perlfaq on the web, including at http://perldoc.perl.org/ .

The perlfaq is an evolving document and you can read the latest version at http://faq.perl.org/ . The perlfaq-workers periodically post extracts of the latest perlfaq to comp.lang.perl.misc.

You can view the source tree at http://cvs.perl.org/viewcvs/cvs-public/perlfaq/ (which is outside of the main Perl source tree). The CVS repository notes all changes to the FAQ and holds the latest version of the working documents and may vary significantly from the version distributed with the latest version of Perl. Check the repository before sending your corrections.