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B

\b assertion for backspace : The rules of regular expression matching word boundary assertion The rules of regular expression matching The fine print Nailing Things Down
b command (debugger) : Debugger Commands
-B file test operator : Named Unary and File Test Operators
-b file test operator : Named Unary and File Test Operators
\B (not word boundary) : The rules of regular expression matching
<b> tags <b> Methods Quiz/Test Form Application The <b> Tag String.bold()
back( ) The History Object History.back() Methods
Back button : History.back()
background audio <bgsound> Background Audio The loop attribute color Document background color Document Properties Document.bgColor (see also bgcolor attribute; color) images Problems with background images Other Image Techniques layers (see layers) performance considerations of : Problems with background images style properties for Color and Background Properties The background property (see also background attribute; transparency )
background attribute Other Image Techniques <body> Attributes The background attribute Mixing and matching body attributes <layer> : The background and bgcolor attributes <table> : Attributes <td> Attributes The bgcolor and background attributes <th> Attributes The bgcolor and background attributes <tr> : Attributes
backreferences Backreferences The rules of regular expression matching The fine print Regular Expression Special Variables Universal Blunders
backslash (\) Escape Sequences in String Literals to escape metacharacters : The regular expression bestiary for multiline commands : Using the Debugger quotemeta function for : quotemeta reference operator Ideographic Unary Operators The Backslash Operator
BACKSPACE character /b for : The rules of regular expression matching completion and : Term::Complete--Word Completion Module
backtick Anonymous pipes emulating : Cleaning up your path operator Command input (backtick) operator Shell Traps Programming with Style `` command : C Shell
backtracking : The rules of regular expression matching
bang for argument specifiers : Getopt::Long--Extended Processing o... debugger command : Debugger Commands in import list : Specialized import lists logical negation operator : Ideographic Unary Operators : Logical Not (!) !! debugger command : Debugger Commands != (not equal to) operator Equality Operators Universal Blunders !~ (binding) operator : Binding Operators
banners Frame Programming Techniques (see also marquees
bar (see vertical bar (|))
bare blocks : Bare Blocks and Case Structures
barewords Or leave the quotes out entirely Frequently Ignored Advice Previous Perl Traps
base classes Brief Refresher on Object-Oriented ... A Class Is Simply a Package Object-Oriented Scaling Tips overriding methods of : Overriding Base Class Methods tied hashes : Tie::Hash, Tie::StdHash--Base Class...
<base> tag The <base> Header Element Using <base> The <base> Default Target <base>
base URLs URLs The <base> Header Element Using <base>
base-8 and base-16 numbers : Octal and Hexadecimal Literals
Base.pm module : Base.pm
<basefont> tags <basefont> String.fontsize() The <basefont> Tag
baseline (value) : The <tr> Tag
baseline alignment : The align attribute
Basename module : File::Basename--Parse File Specific...
BasePlus.pm module : BasePlus.pm
$BASETIME (see $^T variable)
basewords : strict--Restrict Unsafe Constructs
bash, setting environment variables in : Server Simulation
batch mode : The Event-Driven Programming Model
bdiv subroutine : Counting Days Until . . .
Beattie, Malcolm : Graphics
BEGIN subroutine : Package Constructors and Destructor...
behavior attribute (<marquee>) The behavior, direction, and loop a... Attributes
below attribute (<layer>) : The above, below, and z-index attributes
Benchmark module : Benchmark--Check and Compare Runnin...
Berkeley DB : DB_File--Access to Berkeley DB
bgcolor attribute Document Properties <body> Attributes The bgcolor attribute Mixing and matching body attributes <layer> : The background and bgcolor attributes <marquee> The bgcolor attribute Attributes <table> Internet Explorer Tables Attributes <td> Attributes Internet Explorer Tables The bgcolor and background attributes <th> Attributes Internet Explorer Tables The bgcolor and background attributes <tr> Attributes Internet Explorer Tables The bgcolor attribute
bgColor property Document background color Document Properties Document.bgColor Properties
bgproperties attribute (<body>) Attributes Internet Explorer HTML Exclusives The bgproperties attribute
<bgsound> tag The <bgsound> Tag The loop attribute <bgsound> Internet Explorer HTML Exclusives
bibliographic citations : The <cite> Tag
bidirectional communication : Bidirectional communication
big( ) Methods String.big()
<big> tags <big> Methods The <big> Tag String.big()
BigFloat mmodule : Math::BigFloat--Arbitrary-Length, F...
BigInt module : Math::BigInt--Arbitrary-Length Inte...
/bin/sh (see sh)
binary

arithmetic operators : Arithmetic Operators
binding (!~) operator : Binding Operators
binding (=~) operator

Binding Operators
Awk Traps

bit-shift operators : Shift Operators
comma operator (see => operator)
exponentiation (**) operator

Exponentiation
Awk Traps

files : open
mode : binmode
numbers : Bitwise Operators
operators (see bitwise operators)

Calling conventions for binary oper...
Overloadable operations
Number of Operands

pack function : pack
repetition (x) operator

String Operators
Multiplicative Operators
binary files The Content-length Header The Flow of Information
bind function : bind
binding DBM file to hash : dbmopen operators : Binding Operators variables to packages tie untie Using Tied Variables
binding (=~) operator : Awk Traps
binmode : open
binmode function : binmode
bit operators (see binary operators)
bit shift operators Shift Left (<<) Shift Operators
bitmasks : select (ready file descriptors)
bitwise operators Ideographic Unary Operators Bitwise Operators Logical and, or, not, and xor Awk Traps Bitwise Operators
blank lines (see paragraphs)
_blank target Special Targets Frame Targets
bless function bless An Object Is Simply a Referenced Thingy Object Constructors Other Tricks You Can Do with Hard R...
<blink> tags Methods The <blink> Tag Trivial or Abusive? String.blink()
blink( ) Methods String.blink()
$blksize file statistic : stat
block quotes Block Quotes The <blockquote> Tag
<blockquote> tags The <blockquote> Tag <blockquote>
blocks The display property Compound Statements Using a BLOCK as a Variable Name Compound Statements bare : Bare Blocks and Case Structures loops (see loops) of whitespace : Creating blocks of space
$blocks file statistic : stat
blur( ) Methods Methods Methods Methods Methods The Window Object Object Model Differences Other Window Programming Techniques Element.blur() Window.blur()
body content : The <body> Tag
<body> tags HTML Document Structure <body> Structure of an HTML Document The <body> Tag Document Properties bug with : Beyond Extensions: Exploiting Bugs color extensions for Extensions to the <body><... Mixing and matching body attributes JavaScript and : Event handlers
boilerplates Including Boilerplates Boilerplate HTML Documents
bold( ) Methods String.bold()
boldface text <b> The <b> Tag font-weight property : The font-weight property (see also <b> tags)
bookmark list : JavaScript and Security
Boolean Conversions to Objects context Conversions to booleans Boolean context converting values to strings : Boolean Object data type Boolean Literals boolean Values converting Miscellaneous Differences Conversions to booleans logical operators : Logical Operators definition of truth : What Is Truth? objects Boolean Boolean.prototype Boolean.toString() Boolean.valueOf() Boolean Object operators : File Test Operators
booleanValue() : JavaScript Conversion of JavaObjects
bootstrap( ) Internal interface summary ExtUtils::Mkbootstrap--Make a Boots...
border attribute <embed> : The align, border, height, width, h... <frameset> tag Attributes Frame Border Attributes Netscape Navigator HTML Exclusives <img> tag Attributes The border attribute Removing the image border Image.border <object> tag The align, border, height, width, h... Attributes <table> tag Attributes The <table> Tag <tr> tag : Attributes
border property Other Image Properties Image.border Properties
bordercolor attribute <frame> The frameborder and bordercolor att... Attributes Frame Border Attributes Netscape Navigator HTML Exclusives <frameset> Attributes Frame Border Attributes <table> Attributes Internet Explorer HTML Exclusives Internet Explorer Tables <td> The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... Attributes Internet Explorer Tables <th> The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... Attributes Attributes Internet Explorer Tables <tr> The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... Attributes Internet Explorer Tables
bordercolordark attribute <table> Attributes Internet Explorer HTML Exclusives Internet Explorer Tables <td> Attributes Internet Explorer Tables The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... <th> Attributes Internet Explorer Tables The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... <tr> The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... Attributes Internet Explorer Tables
bordercolorlight attribute <table> Attributes Internet Explorer HTML Exclusives Internet Explorer Tables <td> Attributes Internet Explorer Tables The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... <th> Attributes Internet Explorer Tables The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... <tr> The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... Attributes Internet Explorer Tables
borders frame Controlling frame borders and spacing The frameborder and bordercolor att... Attributes Attributes Frame Border Attributes Tags of Contention Frame Programming Techniques images The border attribute Removing the image border The href attribute style properties for The border properties Borders in shorthand table The hspace and vspace attributes The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... The bordercolor, bordercolorlight, ... The <table> Tag Internet Explorer Tables table cells : The <table> Tag
bottom alignment (see align attribute)
boundary assertions Nailing Things Down The fine print
boundary string : The Multipart/Mixed-Media Type
BoundingBox statement : Digital Clock
Bourne shell, setting environment variables : Server Simulation
box style properties Box Properties The width property
<br> tag Hidden Fields Paragraphs and line breaks The <br> Tag The clear attribute Mimicking the <spacer> Flushing Generated Output <br>
braces {} Braces, Brackets, and Quoting Universal Blunders Programming with Style function in awk : Awk Traps for statement blocks : Compound Statements hash composer : The Anonymous Hash Composer identifiers in : String literals quantifier Quantifiers The rules of regular expression matching
brackets [] Arrays Array and Object Access Operators for...in Objects as Associative Arrays Reading and Writing Array Elements Conversions to Objects The Anonymous Array Composer to match characters : The rules of regular expression matching
branches, counting Infinite Loops in JavaScript Security Hobbles in Navigator 3.0
break statement break break command (in C) : C Traps (see also last operator)
breaking cyclical references : Shortcomings of Garbage Collection ...
breakpoints : Debugger Commands
Browse button : FileUpload bug
browsers Clients and Servers HTML Tags Browser Comparison Clients, Servers, and Browsers Yielding to the Browser animation and : Client Pull browsing history The History Object JavaScript and Security History caching virtual documents : The "Expires" and "Pragma" Headers character entities and : Character Entities client-side image maps and : Handling Other Browsers colors of (see colors) controlling : Control the Browser executable applications Applets The type and valuetype attributes forms and Browser Constraints Handling limited displays gateways to (see gateways) hiding scripts from Comments Hiding Scripts from Old Browsers ignoring HTML tags : Ignored or Redundant Tags images and : The <img> Tag implicit Window reference : The Implicit Window Reference incompatibilities with applets : Supporting incompatible browsers embedded objects : The <noembed> Tag frames : The <noframes> Tag JavaScript scripts The <noscript> Tag Compatibility with Non-JavaScript B... notifying users of : Notifying Users of Old Browsers tables : When tables aren't implemented information from : Check the Client Browser Internet Explorer (see Internet Explorer) JavaScript for (see JavaScript language) Mosaic (see Mosaic browser) multiple windows : Multiple Windows and Explicit Windo... name of : Check the Client Browser Netscape Navigator (see Netscape Navigator) <noframes> tag for <noframes> Frames <noscript> tag for : <noscript> obtaining : Browser software program execution order : Execution of JavaScript Programs text-only Clients, Servers, and Browsers The alt attribute Hiding Scripts from Really Old Browsers variable information about : Still More Features (see also World Wide Web)
BSD UNIX, sockets in : Overview
bsub subroutine : Counting Days Until . . .
buffer space (see whitespace)
buffer, POSIX input : Classes
bugs Diagnostic Messages bug reports : Bug Reports filehandles methods : Bugs in HTML extensions : Beyond Extensions: Exploiting Bugs <img> tag height/width attributes : Problems with height and width Internet Explorer 3.0 : Known JavaScript Bugs in Internet E... multiple <body> tags : Beyond Extensions: Exploiting Bugs Navigator 2.0 : Commonly Encountered JavaScript Bug... Navigator 3.0 : Known JavaScript Bugs in Navigator 3.0 patches for : Patches in Perl debugger : Debugger Bugs security holes : Security Holes and Security Hobbles
built-in arrays : Built-in Arrays data type conversions : Conversions to and from Objects data types : Built-in Data Types functions Built-in Functions Overriding Built-in Functions
bulleted lists (see unordered lists)
bullets, custom : Custom Bullets
Burke, Maggie : AppleScript
buttons (Button elements) <input type=radio> Button Object Form Elements Button Button.blur() Button.click() Button.focus() Button.form Button.name Button.onblur() Button.onclick() Button.onfocus() Button.type Button.value Button Object checkboxes Form Creation and Parsing Radio Buttons and Checkboxes form action buttons Action Buttons Multiple buttons in a single form Submit and Reset Buttons Radio Buttons and Checkboxes mouse (see event handlers, JavaScript) radio buttons Radio Buttons and Checkboxes Radio Buttons Backward radio and checkbox arrays <input type=radio> Radio buttons Radio Object multiple-choice questions : Quiz/Test Form Application reset (see reset button) submit (see submit button)
by reference, passing : By Value vs. By Reference
by value, passing : By Value vs. By Reference
bytes bit-shift operators : Shift Operators length in : length reading read sysread Symbols | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z