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Index: N
- \n:  25.1. Newlines (Programming Perl)
- 
  - (see also newlines)
 
- -n command-line option, writing filters:  7.14.3.2. Command-line options (Perl Cookbook)
- n command (Perl debugger):  6.2. Debugger Commands (Perl in a Nutshell)
- n index
- 
  
  - Entry widget:  21.8.1. Text Indexes (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Listbox widget:  21.10.1. Listbox Indexes (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Menu widget:  21.15.1. Menu Indexes (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Text widget:  21.11.1. Text Indexes and Modifiers (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- -n (loop) command-line switch:  19.1.3. Switches (Programming Perl)
- \n (newline) sequence:  4.6.3. Escaped Sequences (Perl in a Nutshell)
- \n shortcut:  1.4.2. What's Inside That Program? (Learning Perl)
- 
  
  - within a single-quoted string:  2.3.1. Single-Quoted String Literals (Learning Perl)
 
- Nagle Algorithm:  17.3.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- naked block control structure:  10.4. The Naked Block Control Structure (Learning Perl)
- name( ) (Mail::Address):  16.2.7. Mail::Address Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- name-value pairs, passing subroutines by named parameter:  10.7.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- named
- 
  
- character:  2.6.2. String Literals (Programming Perl)
- character, metasymbol for:  5.3.2. Specific Characters (Programming Perl)
- characters, inserting:  15.2. Effects of Character Semantics (Programming Perl)
- parameters (CGI):  10.4. Named Parameters (Perl in a Nutshell)
- pipes:  16.3.4. Named Pipes (Programming Perl)
- 
    
-  16.11.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- Glossary (Programming Perl)
- sigrand program:  16.23. Program: sigrand (Perl Cookbook)
 
- unary operators:  2.11.3. Filename Globbing Operator (Programming Perl)
- 
  -  3.10. Named Unary and File Test Operators (Programming Perl)
- listing of:  3.10. Named Unary and File Test Operators (Programming Perl)
 
 
- names:  2.5. Names (Programming Perl)
- 
  
  - arrays:  2.4. Variables (Programming Perl)
- attributes, subroutines:  6.5.1. The locked and method Attributes (Programming Perl)
- capitalization conventions:  2.5. Names (Programming Perl)
- classes, distinguishing from subroutines:  12.3.4. Package-Quoted Classes (Programming Perl)
- commands:  1.2.2. Verbs (Programming Perl)
- 
    - Glossary (Programming Perl)
 
- constructors:  12.4.2. Initializers (Programming Perl)
- file:  2.6.8. Other Literal Tokens (Programming Perl)
- for files==>filenames:  29.2.128. rename (Programming Perl)
- format (see format names)
- formats associated with filehandles:  7. Formats (Programming Perl)
- functions:  1.2.2. Verbs (Programming Perl)
- getting from network addresses:  29.2.47. gethostbyaddr (Programming Perl)
- group names:  29.2.46. getgrnam (Programming Perl)
- hashes:  2.4. Variables (Programming Perl)
- hashes and:  5.1.1. Why Use a Hash? (Learning Perl)
- hashes, storing in:  1.2.1.2. Pluralities (Programming Perl)
- hostnames, translating to network addresses:  29.2.48. gethostbyname (Programming Perl)
- identifiers vs.:  2.5. Names (Programming Perl)
- labels and filehandles:  2.5. Names (Programming Perl)
- login (see login names)
- lookups of:  2.5.1. Name Lookups (Programming Perl)
- methods, tied variables:  14. Tied Variables (Programming Perl)
- modules:  11.1. Using Modules (Programming Perl)
- 
    
    - capitalization in:  11.1. Using Modules (Programming Perl)
 
- modules/packages:  24.3. Programming with Style (Programming Perl)
- network addresses, getting from:  29.2.51. getnetbyaddr (Programming Perl)
- of hashes:  5.2. Hash Element Access (Learning Perl)
- of variables
- 
    
    - choosing:  2.5.1. Choosing Good Variable Names (Learning Perl)
- enclosed in curly braces:  2.6.1. Interpolation of Scalar Variables into Strings (Learning Perl)
 
- packages:  10. Packages (Programming Perl)
- parameters, not requiring:  6.2.1. Tricks with Parameter Lists (Programming Perl)
- ports, getting from number:  29.2.64. getservbyname (Programming Perl)
- program (see $0 variable)
- protocols, getting from port numbers:  29.2.65. getservbyport (Programming Perl)
- protocols, translating to/from numbers:  29.2.58. getprotobyname (Programming Perl)
- scope, confining to:  4.8.1. Scoped Variable Declarations (Programming Perl)
- signals:  16.1. Signals (Programming Perl)
- subroutines:  6.1. Syntax (Programming Perl)
- 
    
    - capitalization in:  6.1. Syntax (Programming Perl)
 
- symbol tables:  10.1. Symbol Tables (Programming Perl)
- temporary files, generating:  23.2.3. Temporary Files (Programming Perl)
- translating to network addresses:  29.2.52. getnetbyname (Programming Perl)
- typeglobs:  2.10. Typeglobs and Filehandles (Programming Perl)
- users:  29.2.62. getpwnam (Programming Perl)
- variable:  24.3. Programming with Style (Programming Perl)
- variables:  1.2.1. Variable Syntax (Programming Perl)
- 
    -  2.4. Variables (Programming Perl)
 
 
- names of current subroutines. determining:  10.4.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- namespace (see packages)
- 
  
  - encapsulation based on:  14.6. Tie Modules on CPAN (Programming Perl)
- modules and:  11.2.1. Module Privacy and the Exporter (Programming Perl)
 
- namespace( ) (SOAP::Lite):  14.2.1. SOAP::Lite Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
- namespaces:  4.2.5. Variables (Perl in a Nutshell)
- 
  -  7.1. Namespaces and Packages (Perl in a Nutshell)
-  2.5. Names (Programming Perl)
- Glossary (Programming Perl)
- access, restricting with Safe module:  23.3.1.1. Restricting namespace access (Programming Perl)
- for packages:  1.2.1.4. Simplicities (Programming Perl)
- 
  - packages as separators:  2.7. Packages as Namespace Separators (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
- packages for:  B.3. Packages (Learning Perl)
 
- problems with collisions:  2.6. The Problem of Namespace Collisions (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
- 
    -  12.3. Sample Object-Oriented Interface: File::Spec (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
 
- XML:  22.. Namespaces (Perl Cookbook)
 
- naming
- 
  
  - loop labels:  4.3.1.5. Loop control (Perl in a Nutshell)
- packages:  7.1. Namespaces and Packages (Perl in a Nutshell)
- socket:  29.2.5. bind (Programming Perl)
- statement block labels:  4.3. Statements (Perl in a Nutshell)
- variables:  4.2.5.2. Hashes (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- natural languages:  1.2. Natural and Artificial Languages (Programming Perl)
- 
  
  - environment variables controlling Perl handling of:  19.2. Environment Variables (Programming Perl)
 
- natural logarithms:  2.12.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- navigating Web with robots:  20.11.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- NDBM files:  14.. Introduction (Perl Cookbook)
- NDBM_File module:  8.150. NDBM_File (Perl in a Nutshell)
- 
  -  32.1.10. DBM Interfaces (Programming Perl)
 
- ne (not equal to) operator:  4.5.4.2. Equality operators (Perl in a Nutshell)
- ne operator:  24.1.1. Universal Blunders (Programming Perl)
- nearest( ) (Listbox):  21.10.2. Listbox Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
- neat( ) (DBI):  12.3. DBI Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
- neat_list( ) (DBI):  12.3. DBI Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
- negating shortcuts:  8.1.2. Negating the Shortcuts (Learning Perl)
- negation
- 
  
  - arithmetic (-)operator:  3.5. Ideographic Unary Operators (Programming Perl)
- bitwise (~) operator:  3.5. Ideographic Unary Operators (Programming Perl)
- character classes:  5.4.1. Custom Character Classes (Programming Perl)
- 
    -  5.4.2. Classic Perl Character Class Shortcuts (Programming Perl)
 
- logical (!) operator:  3.5. Ideographic Unary Operators (Programming Perl)
- of character class:  1.7.1. Quantifiers (Programming Perl)
- POSIX character classes:  5.4.4. POSIX-Style Character Classes (Programming Perl)
 
- negation (not) operator (!):  2.7.1. Boolean Values (Learning Perl)
- 
  -  10.1. The unless Control Structure (Learning Perl)
-  10.9.3. Control Structures Using Partial-Evaluation Operators (Learning Perl)
- overloading:  13.3. Overloadable Operators (Programming Perl)
 
- negative array indices:  3.2. Special Array Indices (Learning Perl)
- negative array subscripts, counting from end of array:  24.1.5. Previous Perl Traps (Programming Perl)
- negative lookahead assertions:  5.9.4. The Little Engine That /Could(n't)?/ (Programming Perl)
- 
  -  5.10.1. Lookaround Assertions (Programming Perl)
 
- negative subscripts in Perl:  2.3. Built-in Data Types (Programming Perl)
- nested
- 
  
  - arrays:  9.1. Arrays of Arrays (Programming Perl)
- data structures:  1.2.1.3. Complexities (Programming Perl)
- 
 
  -  3.6. Nested Data Structures (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
-  3.6. Nested Data Structures (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
-  4.3. Reference Counting and Nested Data Structures (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
- printed:  20.2.4. Display (Programming Perl)
 
- destruction:  12.6. Instance Destructors (Programming Perl)
- element references:  3.7. Simplifying Nested Element References with Arrows (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
- elements, XML:  22.. Namespaces (Perl Cookbook)
- HTML tags:  20.6.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- lists:  9.1. Arrays of Arrays (Programming Perl)
- object destruction:  10.1. Nested Object Destruction (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
- pattern matching:  6.17.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- subroutines:  10.16.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- 
 -  8.3.7.2. Nested subroutines (Programming Perl)
 
 
- Net modules:  8.151. Net::Cmd (Perl in a Nutshell)
- 
  -  16. Email Connectivity (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::Cmd module:  8.151. Net::Cmd (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::Config module:  8.152. Net::Config (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::Domain module:  8.153. Net::Domain (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::FTP module\:  18.2. Net::FTP (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::hostent module:  8.155. Net::hostent (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::netent module:  8.156. Net::netent (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::Netrc module:  8.157. Net::Netrc (Perl in a Nutshell)
- 
    -  18.3. FTP Configuration with Net::Netrc (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- Net::News module:  17.2. Net::NNTP (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::NNTP module:  8.158. Net::NNTP (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::Ping module:  8.159. Net::Ping (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::POP3 module:  8.160. Net::POP3 (Perl in a Nutshell)
- 
    -  16.1.3. Retrieving Email with Net::POP3 (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- Net::protoent module:  8.161. Net::protoent (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::servent module:  8.162. Net::servent (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::SMTP module:  8.163. Net::SMTP (Perl in a Nutshell)
- 
    -  16.1.1. Send Email with Net::SMTP (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- Net::SNPP and Net::Time modules:  16. Email Connectivity (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::Time module:  8.164. Net::Time (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- Net::DNS module:  18.1.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- 
  -  18.16. Program: expn and vrfy (Perl Cookbook)
 
- Net::FTP module:  18.2.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- Net::hostent module:  13.5.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- 
  -  29.2.49. gethostent (Programming Perl)
-  32.1.8. Networking and Interprocess Communication (Programming Perl)
- Class::Struct, using to create objects and accesors:  32.6. Class::Struct (Programming Perl)
 
- Net::LDAP:  19. Lightweight Directory Access with Net::LDAP (Perl in a Nutshell)
- 
  
  - directory, adding entries to:  19.3. Adding an Entry to the Directory with Net::LDAP (Perl in a Nutshell)
- methods:  19.4. Net::LDAP Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
- searching LDAP:  19.2. Searching an LDAP Directory with Net::LDAP (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- Net::LDAP module:  18.8.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- netloc( ) (URI::URL):  20.5.3. URI::URL (Perl in a Nutshell)
- netlock program:  7.24. Program: netlock (Perl Cookbook)
- Net::netent module:  29.2.51. getnetbyaddr (Programming Perl)
- 
  -  32.1.8. Networking and Interprocess Communication (Programming Perl)
 
- netnews:  22.1. The CPAN modules Directory (Programming Perl)
- 
  - (see also Usenet)
 
- Net::NNTP module:  18.4.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- Net::Ping module:  18.7.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- 
  -  32.1.8. Networking and Interprocess Communication (Programming Perl)
 
- Net::POP3 module:  18.5.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- Net::proto module:  29.2.59. getprotobynumber (Programming Perl)
- Net::protoent module:  32.1.8. Networking and Interprocess Communication (Programming Perl)
- .netrc file:  18.3. FTP Configuration with Net::Netrc (Perl in a Nutshell)
- netresource data structure:  22.11. Win32::NetResource (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Netscape history.db file:  14.19. Program: ggh—Grep Netscape Global History (Perl Cookbook)
- :netscape method group:  10.2. Importing Method Groups (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::servent module:  32.1.8. Networking and Interprocess Communication (Programming Perl)
- NetShareAdd( ) (Win32::NetResource):  22.11. Win32::NetResource (Perl in a Nutshell)
- NetShareCheck( ) (Win32::NetResource):  22.11. Win32::NetResource (Perl in a Nutshell)
- NetShareDel( ) (Win32::NetResource):  22.11. Win32::NetResource (Perl in a Nutshell)
- NetShareGetInfo( ) (Win32::NetResource):  22.11. Win32::NetResource (Perl in a Nutshell)
- NetShareSetInfo( ) (Win32::NetResource):  22.11. Win32::NetResource (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::SMTP module:  B.5.8. The Net::SMTP Module (Learning Perl)
- Net::Telnet module:  18.6.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- Network News Transfer Protocol (NNTP):  17. Usenet News (Perl in a Nutshell)
- networking:  B.13. Networking and IPC (Learning Perl)
- 
  
  - clients:  16.5.1. Networking Clients  (Programming Perl)
- connections (between client and server): Glossary (Programming Perl)
- email:  16. Email Connectivity (Perl in a Nutshell)
- fetching information, function for:  5.1. Perl Functions by Category (Perl in a Nutshell)
- modules for:  32.1.8. Networking and Interprocess Communication (Programming Perl)
- modules implementing network protocols:  22.1. The CPAN modules Directory (Programming Perl)
- network addresses
- 
    
    - translating to names:  29.2.51. getnetbyaddr (Programming Perl)
 
- network addresses, translating into names:  29.2.47. gethostbyaddr (Programming Perl)
- network filesystems (see NFS)
- network information, functions for retrieving:  29.1. Perl Functions by Category (Programming Perl)
- server administration:  22.10. Win32::NetAdmin (Perl in a Nutshell)
- servers:  16.5.2. Networking Servers (Programming Perl)
- services, Perl module for interacting with:  22.1. The CPAN modules Directory (Programming Perl)
- sockets:  15. Sockets (Perl in a Nutshell)
- 
    
    - built-in functions for:  15.1. Built-in Socket Functions (Perl in a Nutshell)
- IO::Socket module:  15.2. The IO::Socket Module (Perl in a Nutshell)
- IO::Socket::INET subclass:  15.2.4. IO::Socket::INET Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- IO::Socket::UNIX subclass:  15.2.5. IO::Socket::UNIX Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- Usenet news:  17. Usenet News (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Win32 network modules:  32.1.20. Microsoft-Related Modules (Programming Perl)
 
- networking modules:  16.5. Sockets (Programming Perl)
- networks file (see /etc/networks file)
- new( )
- 
  
  - Data::Dumper:  8.50. Data::Dumper (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Digest::MD5 module:  8.58. Digest::MD5 (Perl in a Nutshell)
- DirHandle module:  8.59. DirHandle (Perl in a Nutshell)
- HTML::Element module:  20.4.3. HTML::Element (Perl in a Nutshell)
- HTTP::Cookies module:  20.3.6. HTTP::Cookies (Perl in a Nutshell)
- HTTP::Cookies::Netscape module:  20.3.6.1. HTTP::Cookies::Netscape (Perl in a Nutshell)
- HTTP::Daemon module:  20.3.7. HTTP::Daemon (Perl in a Nutshell)
- HTTP::Headers module:  20.3.3. HTTP::Headers (Perl in a Nutshell)
- HTTP::Request module:  20.3.1. HTTP::Request (Perl in a Nutshell)
- HTTP::Response module:  20.3.2. HTTP::Response (Perl in a Nutshell)
- LWP::RobotUA module:  20.2.1. LWP::RobotUA Sections (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Mail::Address module:  16.2.7. Mail::Address Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Mail::Folder module:  16.2.3. Handle Folders with Mail::Folder (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Mail::Internet module:  16.2.5. Mail::Internet Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Mail::Mailer module:  16.2.1. Send Email with Mail::Mailer (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Mail::Send module:  16.2.2. Better Header Control with Mail::Send (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::FTP module:  18.2. Net::FTP (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::LDAP:  19.4. Net::LDAP Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::NNTP module:  17.2.2. Net::NNTP Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::POP3 module:  16.1.3. Retrieving Email with Net::POP3 (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Net::SMTP module:  16.1.2.1. Net::SMTP methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
- News::Newsrc module:  17.3.1. News::Newsrc Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- SOAP::Lite:  14.2.1. SOAP::Lite Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
- URI::URL module:  20.5.3. URI::URL (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Win32::ChangeNotify module:  22.3. Win32::ChangeNotify (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Win32::Console module:  22.2. Win32::Console (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Win32::Internet module:  22.7. Win32::Internet (Perl in a Nutshell)
- 
    -  22.7.1. General Internet Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- Win32::OLE module:  23.1. Creating Objects (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Win32::OLE::Enum module:  23.3.1. Win32::OLE::Enum Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Win32::OLE::Variant module:  23.4. Win32::OLE::Variant (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Win32::Pipe module:  22.13. Win32::Pipe (Perl in a Nutshell)
- XML::Parser module:  13.2. XML::Parser Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- new( ):  7.22.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- .new files, renaming from .old files:  13.2. Renaming Files (Learning Perl)
- new method:  17.2.1.1. Thread creation (Programming Perl)
- 
  -  29.2.100. new (Programming Perl)
- creating objects:  9.4. How to Build a Horse (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
- indirect object notation:  10.3. Indirect Object Notation (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
- Math::BigInt module:  12.4. A More Typical Object-Oriented Module: Math::BigInt (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
 
- new_from_fd( ):  7.9.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- newgroups( ) (Net::NNTP):  17.2.2. Net::NNTP Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- newline:  2.2. Molecules (Programming Perl)
- newlines (see also line breaks, 
   whitespace)
- 
  
  - blank lines, truth values and:  1.6.2.1. The while and until statements (Programming Perl)
- chomp function, deleting with:  29.2.11. chomp (Programming Perl)
- dot (.) metacharacter, matching:  5.3.3. Wildcard Metasymbols (Programming Perl)
- in filenames, security risks of:  23.1.2. Cleaning Up Your Environment (Programming Perl)
- Perl program portability and:  25.1. Newlines (Programming Perl)
- print function and:  6.4. Output to Standard Output (Learning Perl)
- removing:  1.4. Filehandles (Programming Perl)
- in string literals:  2.6.2. String Literals (Programming Perl)
- strings containing, matches against:  5.2.1. Pattern Modifiers (Programming Perl)
- trailing
- 
    
    - chomp operator for removing:  2.9. The chomp Operator (Learning Perl)
- die function and:  11.3. Fatal Errors with die (Learning Perl)
 
 
- newnews( ) (Net::NNTP):  17.2.2. Net::NNTP Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- news:  17. Usenet News (Perl in a Nutshell)
- 
  
  - Net::News module:  17.2. Net::NNTP (Perl in a Nutshell)
- News::Newsrc module:  17.3. The News::Newsrc Module (Perl in a Nutshell)
- NNTP protocol:  17.1. The NNTP Protocol (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- newsgroups:  0.6.2. Usenet Newsgroups (Programming Perl)
- 
  
  - listing available:  17.1. The NNTP Protocol (Perl in a Nutshell)
- Perl-related:  1.4.1. The comp.lang.perl.* Newsgroups (Perl in a Nutshell)
 
- newsgroups for Perl:  1.3.3. Are There Any Other Kinds of Support? (Learning Perl)
- newsgroups( ) (Net::NNTP):  17.2.2. Net::NNTP Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- News::Newsrc module:  17.3. The News::Newsrc Module (Perl in a Nutshell)
- .newsrc file:  17.3. The News::Newsrc Module (Perl in a Nutshell)
- next
- 
  
  - used in a do while:  4.5. Bare Blocks (Programming Perl)
-  4.3.1.5. Loop control (Perl in a Nutshell)
-  24.1.3. C Traps (Programming Perl)
 
- next operator:  10.8.2. The next Operator (Learning Perl)
- 
  -  1.6.2.4. Breaking out: next and last (Programming Perl)
-  4.4.1. while and until Statements (Programming Perl)
-  4.4.4. Loop Control (Programming Perl)
-  4.4.4. Loop Control (Programming Perl)
-  29.2.101. next (Programming Perl)
- exiting once-through blocks with:  4.5. Bare Blocks (Programming Perl)
- next if construct:  24.2.1. Time Efficiency (Programming Perl)
 
- Next( ) (Win32::OLE::Enum):  23.3.1. Win32::OLE::Enum Methods (Perl in a Nutshell)
- next_labeled_message( ) (Mail::Folder):  16.2.3. Handle Folders with Mail::Folder (Perl in a Nutshell)
- next_message( ) (Mail::Folder):  16.2.3. Handle Folders with Mail::Folder (Perl in a Nutshell)
- NFA (non-deterministic finite automata):  6.. The Tricky Bits (Perl Cookbook)
- NFA (nondeterministic finite-state automaton):  5.9.4. The Little Engine That /Could(n't)?/ (Programming Perl)
- NFC( ):  1.9.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- NFD( ):  1.9.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- NFKC( ):  1.9.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- NFKD( ):  1.9.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- NFS (network filesystems): Glossary (Programming Perl)
- 
  
  - limitations of:  16.5. Sockets (Programming Perl)
 
- $nlink file statistic:  29.2.165. stat (Programming Perl)
- $nlink (number of links):  11.6.1. The stat and lstat Functions (Learning Perl)
- nlst( ) (Net::FTP):  18.2. Net::FTP (Perl in a Nutshell)
- \N{name} (named character value) sequence:  4.6.3. Escaped Sequences (Perl in a Nutshell)
- \NNN metasymbol:  5.3.2. Specific Characters (Programming Perl)
- NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol):  17. Usenet News (Perl in a Nutshell)
- nntppost( ) (Mail::Internet):  16.2.5. Mail::Internet Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- nntpstat( ) (Net::NNTP):  17.2.2. Net::NNTP Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- no( ):  5. Function Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- no declaration:  11.1. Using Modules (Programming Perl)
- 
  -  29.2.102. no (Programming Perl)
 
- no declarations:  4.7. Global Declarations (Programming Perl)
- 
  -  4.9. Pragmas (Programming Perl)
-  14.1.3. Magically Banishing $_ (Programming Perl)
 
- noecho input mode:  15.10.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- NOFILE constant:  7.7.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- nomethod overloading key:  13.5. When an Overload Handler Is Missing (nomethod and fallback) (Programming Perl)
- non-blocking I/O:  7.20.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- non-deterministic finite automata (NFA):  6.. The Tricky Bits (Perl Cookbook)
- non-greedy matching:  4.6.6. Quantifiers (Perl in a Nutshell)
- non-greedy pattern matching:  6.. The Tricky Bits (Perl Cookbook)
- 
  
  - vs. greedy pattern matching:  6.15.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
 
- non-numeric strings, converting to numbers:  2.. Introduction (Perl Cookbook)
- nonbacktracking subpatterns:  5.10.2. Nonbacktracking Subpatterns (Programming Perl)
- nondecimal integer literals:  2.2.4. Nondecimal Integer Literals (Learning Perl)
- nondeterministic finite-state automaton (NFA):  5.9.4. The Little Engine That /Could(n't)?/ (Programming Perl)
- none index (Menu widget):  21.15.1. Menu Indexes (Perl in a Nutshell)
- noninteractive mode, putting debugger in:  20.4. Unattended Execution (Programming Perl)
- nonpaired delimiters:  9.1. Matches with m// (Learning Perl)
- NonStop option (PERLDB_OPTS):  6.4. Customizing the Debugger (Perl in a Nutshell)
- no_proxy( ) (LWP::UserAgent):  20.2.3. LWP::UserAgent (Perl in a Nutshell)
- not (!) operator:  3.5. Ideographic Unary Operators (Programming Perl)
- not equal to (!=) operator:  3.12. Equality Operators (Programming Perl)
- NOT functionality in regular expressions:  6.18.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- not operator (see negation operator)
- Notation handler (Expat):  13.3. Expat Handlers (Perl in a Nutshell)
- notational convenience, tied arrays:  14.2.2. Notational Convenience (Programming Perl)
- notes, Apache requests:  21.11.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- noTTY option (PERLDB_OPTS):  6.4. Customizing the Debugger (Perl in a Nutshell)
- nounder_demo program:  13.15.4. Tie Example: Outlaw $_ (Perl Cookbook)
- nouns:  1.2. Natural and Artificial Languages (Programming Perl)
- 
  
  - packages, handling of:  1.2.1.4. Simplicities (Programming Perl)
 
- novice programmers, common mistakes of:  24.1. Common Goofs for Novices (Programming Perl)
- no_visits( ) (LWP::RobotUA):  20.2.1. LWP::RobotUA Sections (Perl in a Nutshell)
- $now variable:  14.4. Using Backquotes to Capture Output (Learning Perl)
- n2perm( ):  4.20. Program: permute (Perl Cookbook)
- nph( ) (CGI.pm):  10.7. CGI.pm Reference (Perl in a Nutshell)
- $NR variable:  4.4.1. Global Special Variables (Perl in a Nutshell)
- nstore( ):  11.13.3. Discussion (Perl Cookbook)
- NTFS file permissions:  22.6. Win32::FileSecurity (Perl in a Nutshell)
- NUL character:  2.3. Strings (Learning Perl)
- 
  
  - DBM hashes and:  16.1.2. Using a DBM Hash (Learning Perl)
 
- null
- 
  
  - filehandle ;angle operator and:  2.11.2. Line Input (Angle) Operator (Programming Perl)
- list:  2.8. List Values and Arrays (Programming Perl)
- values: Glossary (Programming Perl)
 
- null device, Unix:  14.4.2. Creative Filehandles (Programming Perl)
- null list,
  
  assigning to arrays:  2.8.2. Array Length (Programming Perl)
- null values ("" or 0):  1.2.1.1. Singularities (Programming Perl)
- number width:  25.2. Endianness and Number Width (Programming Perl)
- numbered variables:  28.2. Special Variables in Alphabetical Order (Programming Perl)
- numbers:  1.4.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- 
  -  2.. Introduction (Perl Cookbook)
-  2.2. Numbers (Learning Perl)
-  2.2. Numbers (Learning Perl)
-  4.2.1. Numbers (Perl in a Nutshell)
-  1.2.1. Variable Syntax (Programming Perl)
- adding commas to:  2.16.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- arrays, storing in:  1.2.1.2. Pluralities (Programming Perl)
- bitwise operators, working with:  3.13. Bitwise Operators (Programming Perl)
- comma-separated:  8.2. General Quantifiers (Learning Perl)
- command (see command history, debugger and)
- commas, inserting into:  7.1. Format Variables (Programming Perl)
- comparison operators for:  2.6.3. Comparison Operators (Learning Perl)
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    -  1.5.6. Some Numeric and String Comparison Operators (Programming Perl)
 
- complex (imaginary):  2.14.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- complex/imaginary and:  B.9.2. Imaginary and Complex Numbers (Learning Perl)
- converted automatically to strings:  2.3.4. Automatic Conversion Between Numbers and Strings (Learning Perl)
- converting between characters and values:  1.4.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- converting binary, octal, and hexadecimal:  2.15.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- converting nonnumeric variables to:  13.3. Overloadable Operators (Programming Perl)
- \D (nondigit) character class:  4.6.4. Character Classes (Perl in a Nutshell)
- d for digit=\d (for digit):  1.7. Regular Expressions (Programming Perl)
- decimal places, controlling:  13.14.5. Example: Overloaded FixNum Class (Perl Cookbook)
- digits in names:  2.5. Names (Programming Perl)
- fixed-precision numeric fields:  4.12. Formats (Perl in a Nutshell)
- floating-point (see floating-point numbers)
- 
    - Glossary (Programming Perl)
- comparing:  2.3.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- rounding:  2.2.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
 
- functions dealing with:  29.1. Perl Functions by Category (Programming Perl)
- functions for:  5.1. Perl Functions by Category (Perl in a Nutshell)
- hexadecimal:  2.6.1. Numeric Literals (Programming Perl)
- 
    -  29.2.73. hex (Programming Perl)
 
- hexadecimal, converting to:  5.2.3. The s/// Operator (Substitution) (Programming Perl)
- high-precision/large:  B.9.3. Large and High-Precision Numbers (Learning Perl)
- integers (see integers)
- justifying by decimal point:  7. Formats (Programming Perl)
- large, underscore and:  2.6.1. Numeric Literals (Programming Perl)
- logarithms:  2.12.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- matrix multiplication:  2.13.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- octal:  2.6.1. Numeric Literals (Programming Perl)
- 
    -  29.2.103. oct (Programming Perl)
 
- operating on integer series:  2.4.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- for pages:  28.2. Special Variables in Alphabetical Order (Programming Perl)
- plural words based on:  2.17.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- port, getting name for:  29.2.64. getservbyname (Programming Perl)
- ports, getting protocol names from:  29.2.65. getservbyport (Programming Perl)
- primes, calculating:  2.18. Program: Calculating Prime Factors (Perl Cookbook)
- protocol:  29.2.59. getprotobynumber (Programming Perl)
- random:  2.. Introduction (Perl Cookbook)
- 
    -  29.2.119. rand (Programming Perl)
-  29.2.164. srand (Programming Perl)
- biasing:  2.9.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- generating:  2.6.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
 
- Roman numerals:  2.5.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- scalars as:  2.. Introduction (Perl Cookbook)
- sorting:  7.1. Review of Sorting (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
- 
    -  7.1. Review of Sorting (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
 
- spaceship operator for comparing:  15.4. Advanced Sorting (Learning Perl)
- sprintf function for:  15.3.1. Using sprintf with "Money Numbers" (Learning Perl)
- strings as valid numbers:  2.1.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- strings, converting to:  2.6. Scalar Values (Programming Perl)
- testing equality:  14.3. Writing Tests with Test::More (Learning Perl Objects, References and Modules)
- trigonometry:  2.10.1. Problem (Perl Cookbook)
- truncating with int:  29.2.76. int (Programming Perl)
- truth values of:  1.6.1. What Is Truth? (Programming Perl)
- typing in Perl:  2.6. Scalar Values (Programming Perl)
- width of:  25.2. Endianness and Number Width (Programming Perl)
 
- numeric comparison operators:  2.6.3. Comparison Operators (Learning Perl)
- numeric context:  2.7.1. Scalar and List Context (Programming Perl)
- 
  - Glossary (Programming Perl)
 
- numeric literals:  2.6.1. Numeric Literals (Programming Perl)
- numeric operators:  2.2.5. Numeric Operators (Learning Perl)
- numeric user-ID (see user-ID, numeric)
- numerical comparison (<=>) operator:  4.15.2. Solution (Perl Cookbook)
- NV (internal double value):  21.2. Internal Data Types (Programming Perl)
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