From e4931ee126a23a851c6a2ab474e84996e1b28f3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ahmad Fatoum Date: Fri, 19 Jun 2015 23:11:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Fixed misinfo regarding sigils also # is more commonly called number sign than number symbol. --- perl.html.markdown | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/perl.html.markdown b/perl.html.markdown index 3c0699ad..4e172406 100644 --- a/perl.html.markdown +++ b/perl.html.markdown @@ -12,16 +12,16 @@ Perl 5 is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language with over 25 years Perl 5 runs on over 100 platforms from portables to mainframes and is suitable for both rapid prototyping and large scale development projects. ```perl -# Single line comments start with a number symbol. +# Single line comments start with a number sign. #### Perl variable types -# Variables begin with the $ symbol. +# Variables begin with a sigil, which is a symbol showing the type. # A valid variable name starts with a letter or underscore, # followed by any number of letters, numbers, or underscores. -### Perl has three main variable types: scalars, arrays, and hashes. +### Perl has three main variable types: $scalar, @array, and %hash. ## Scalars # A scalar represents a single value: