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p command (debugger) : Debugger Commands
-p file test operator : Named Unary and File Test Operators
-P switch, perl : Switches
-p switch, perl : Switches
<P> tags Flushing Generated Output HTML Tag Syntax <p>
<p> tags Paragraphs and line breaks Ignored or Redundant Tags The <p> Tag Allowed paragraph usage
pack command : Designing Applications Using Forms ...
pack function : pack
package declaration package Packages
package variables (see global variables)
packages Packages, Modules, and Object Classes The Standard Perl Library BEGIN and END subentries : Package Constructors and Destructor... binding variables to : untie blessing objects into : bless declaring Scoped Declarations package importing semantics to : use JavaPackage object : JavaPackage Object names for : Programming with Style Packages object : Packages Object tying variables to : tie
Packages object Packages Packages.java Packages.netscape Packages.sun
Packages property The JavaPackage Object Properties
packages, Java The JavaPackage Object JavaPackage
packages, Perl : Subroutines, Packages, and Modules
packed sockaddr : getpeername
padding (see margins)
padding style properties : The padding properties
page layout Content Versus Appearance HTML and Text columns Multicolumn Layout Effective Multicolumn Layouts HTML tags for Precise Spacing and Layout The <plaintext> Tag layers Layers Combining <layer> an... whitespace (see whitespace) wrapping text The nowrap attribute Wrapping text around images
page numbers : Per-Filehandle Special Variables
pages Per-Filehandle Special Variables cookies, association with : An Overview of Cookies displaying Control the Browser generating content for (see write()) initializing for : onLoad() and onUnload() Event Handlers loading (see location property) Navigator 2.0 memory management : Per-Page Memory Management in Navig... non-JavaScript : Falling Back to a Non-JavaScript Page reloading/replacing : The Location Object searching : The Link Object
pairs, key/value (see hashes)
palette attribute (<embed>) : The palette attribute
paragraph mode : Switches
paragraphs Paragraphs and line breaks The <p> Tag Allowed paragraph usage HTML Tag Syntax <p>
paragraphs, wrapping text into : Text::Wrap--Wrap Text into a Paragraph
param method : Form Creation and Parsing
<param> tag : <param>
<param> tags The <param> Tag The type and valuetype attributes
parameters, form Passing parameters explicitly Using named parameters with GET app... Handling POST Forms
parameters, function (see arguments, function)
parent classes : Brief Refresher on Object-Oriented ...
parent processes Forking/Spawning Child Processes
parent property Windows and Frames Window.parent Properties
_parent target Special Targets Frame Targets
parentheses (see ( ))
parentheses () Functions Objects Operator Precedence Function Call Operator Defining and Invoking Functions
parse file specifications : File::Basename--Parse File Specific...
parse( ) Methods Date.parse( ) Method
parse() for Date object : Date.parse()
parseFloat( ) : parseFloat( ) Function
parseFloat() Converting Strings to Numbers parseFloat()
parseInt( ) : parseInt( ) Function
parseInt() Converting Strings to Numbers parseInt()
ParseWords module : Text::ParseWords--Parse Text into a...
parsing for SSI (see SSI)
parsing forms (see forms)
parsing HTML : Scripts
"passes-the-buck-to" relationship : Delegation (the "Passes-the-Buck-to...
passing reference : Passing References symbol table entries : Passing Symbol Table Entries (Typeglobs)
passing strings and functions : Copying and Passing Strings and Fun...
passwd file (see /etc/passwd file)
Password element Form Elements Security Hobbles in Navigator 3.0 Password Password.blur() Password.defaultValue Password.focus() Password.form Password.name Password.onblur() Password.onchange() Password.onfocus() Password.select() Password.type Password.value
password form fields <input type=password> Password fields
password input type : Masked text fields
Password object : Password Object
passwords Why shouldn't I have people type in... User Authentication and Identification Text and Password Fields srand Password Object crypt function and : crypt
patches : Patches
path attribute (cookies) Syntax of the Set-Cookie HTTP Respo... The Set-Cookie Response Header
PATH environment variable Switches Cleaning up your path
Path module : File::Path--Create or Remove a Seri...
pathname property URL.pathname Properties Properties
pathname, current working directory : Cwd--Get Pathname of Current Workin...
pathnames URLs The http path
paths, extra information Extra Path Information Hidden Fields
PATH_INFO environment variable Extra Path Information CGI Environment Variables
PATH_INFO variable Using Environment Variables Extra Path Information GET vs. POST
PATH_TRANSLATED environment variable Extra Path Information CGI Environment Variables
PATH_TRANSLATED variable Using Environment Variables Extra Path Information
pattern matching : Programming in CGI C�s inability to : C/C++ decoding using uncgi Tcl ability to : Tcl
pattern-matching operator : Regular Expressions
patterns (see also regular expressions) Pattern Matching embedded modifiers for : Regular expression extensions greedy matching Quantifiers The rules of regular expression matching matching precedence : The rules of regular expression matching minimal matching : Minimal Matching quantifiers : The rules of regular expression matching special variables for matching : Regular Expression Special Variables split function and : split study function : study for untainting data : Detecting and laundering tainted data
pause() : LiveAudio
pausing scripts : sleep
Penguin module : Penguin
percent sign (%) (see % (percent sign))
percent sign (%) for character encoding : Writing a URL
percent sign (%) for SSI time formats : Configurable Time Formats for SSI Output
percentage property values : Percentage property values
performance (see system load) Perl in a Nutshell Efficiency applets and : Using Applets Correctly caching JavaScript code : Including JavaScript Files colors and Extending a Warning And then again dynamic documents and Performance Considerations Efficiency considerations flood-filling : Resizing and flood-filling images illusion of multithreading : JavaScript and Threads images and When to Use Images Speeding Image Downloads Problems with background images infinite loops Infinite Loops in JavaScript Security Hobbles in Navigator 3.0 lowsrc attribute (<img>) for : The lowsrc attribute measuring : times memory management : Per-Page Memory Management in Navig... reference counting and : Shortcomings of Garbage Collection ... server-/client-side image maps : Client-Side Image Maps text : When to Use Text terminal output speed : Term::Cap--Terminal Capabilities In... + operator and : Workarounds for Navigator 2.0
period (see dot)
Perl Perl (UNIX, Windows, Macintosh) CGI Lite library CGI Lite Multipart Forms CGI modules : Should I use the Perl CGI modules t... decoding forms in Designing Applications Using Forms ... Combining Graphics and Queries division by zero : Drawing the Pie Chart extensions to (see extensions, Perl) fakessi.pl (see fakessi.pl program) installing : Where should Perl be installed so I... for Macintosh : MacPerl oraperl and DBperl : A Gateway to an Oracle Database programming FAQ Why does my HTML page/form need a s... Is it true that /$user_variable/ is... socket I/O in Socket I/O in Perl sorting technique : Network News on the Web version 5 CGI Modules for Perl 5 Form Creation and Parsing versus Tcl : Tcl for Windows NT : Perl for Windows NT
Perl 4 (and before) : Previous Perl Traps
perl interpreter program How to Do It Switches -a switch Global Special Arrays Switches -c switch : Switches -D switch : Switches -d switch Switches The Perl Debugger Alternative Debuggers: The Perl Profiler -e switch How to Do It Switches -F switch : Switches -h switch : Switches -i switch : Switches -I switch : Switches -l switch : Switches -m switch : Switches -M switch : Switches -n switch : Switches -P switch : Switches -p switch : Switches -s switch : Switches -S switch Switches UNIX-domain clients and servers sticky bit : Time Efficiency -T switch Switches Internet TCP clients and servers Handling Insecure Data -U switch : Switches -u switch : Switches -V switch : Switches -v switch : Switches -w switch How to Do It Functions Switches diagnostics--Force Verbose Warning ... Diagnostic Messages -x switch Command Processing Switches - - switch : Switches -0 switch : Switches
Perl language : Perl Quick Reference CGI modules for : CGI Modules for Perl 5
Perl Profiler : Alternative Debuggers: The Perl Profiler
Perl standard library : The Standard Perl Library
Perl, history of : History Made Practical
Perl, obtaining : How to Get Perl
PERL5DB variable : Debugger Customization
$PERLDB (see $^P variable)
.perldb file : Debugger Customization
perldoc command : Perl Manpages
PERL_DESTRUCT_LEVEL variable : A Note on Garbage Collection
$PERL_VERSION (see $] variable)
permissions What are file access permissions? H... sysopen umask problems with : File Permission Problems read/write privileges : Opening, Reading, and Writing Files
permissions, file changing : chmod
persistence : Window and Variable Lifetime
persistent cookies Netscape Persistent Cookies
persistent-state cookies : Cookies
pgbegin function : Web Server Accesses
pgbin function : Web Server Accesses
pgpap function : Web Server Accesses
pgperl : Utilities and Applications
pgperl package CGI Examples with pgperl Web Server Accesses
pgscf function : Web Server Accesses
pgsch function : Web Server Accesses
pgsci function : Web Server Accesses
pgscr function : Web Server Accesses
pgslw function : Web Server Accesses
physical style tags Physical styles Physical Styles Physical Style Tags Combining Physical Styles
physical text wrapping : The <textarea> Tag
pi atan2 Math.PI
PI (constant) : Math Object
picture lines Formats format
$PID (see $$ variable)
pid (see processes)
pid (process ID) getting process group : setpgrp
PID (process identification number) : A Gateway to an Oracle Database
pie graphs Survey/Poll and Pie Graphs Drawing the Pie Chart
Ping module : Net::Ping--Check Whether a Host Is ...
pingecho( ) : Net::Ping--Check Whether a Host Is ...
pipe function : pipe
pipe symbol (see |)
pipes Pipes and the open Command Pipes closing : close
plaftorms Macintosh : Window.open() method
plain-text documents : Non-HTML Documents
<plaintext> tag : <plaintext>
<plaintext> tags : The <plaintext> Tag
platforms compatibility workarounds : Platform-Specific Workarounds Unix Window Size on Unix Platforms Window.open() method Document Properties Windows Form Bugs on Windows Platforms eval()
play() LiveAudio LiveVideo
plug-ins Video Extensions Embedding Other Document Types Embedded Content The type attribute LiveConnected Navigator Plug-Ins The JavaObject Object Working with Plug-Ins MimeType.enabledPlugin Navigator.plugins[] Navigator.plugins.refresh() Internet Explorer and : Interacting with Plug-Ins and Syste...
Plugin obect : Miscellaneous Changes
Plugin object The Plugin Object Plugin Plugin.description Plugin.filename Plugin.name Plugin Object
pluginspage attribute (<embed>) : The pluginspage attribute
plugins[ ] property Properties Properties
plugins[] property Still More Features Document.plugins Navigator.plugins[] for Navigator object : The Plugin Object
pluralities (see arrays)
plus (see +)
plus (+) operator Strings Addition (+) Conversions to Strings
Pod: :Text module : Pod::Text--Convert POD Data to Form...
poetry in Perl : Perl Poetry
polls Survey/Poll and Pie Graphs Drawing the Pie Chart
polygonal image map area : The coords attribute
pop function : pop
port getting name from number : getservbyname getting number from name : getservbyname
port property URL.port Properties Properties
porting, efficiency of : Porter Efficiency
ports : The http port
ports, socket : Socket I/O in Perl
pos function : pos
positive infinity (see infinity)
positive lookahead assertion : Regular expression extensions
POSITIVE_INFINITY constant : Constants
POSIX module : POSIX--Perl Interface to IEEE Std 1003.1
POST method The GET and POST Methods GET vs. POST Understanding the Decoding Process The method attribute Handling POST Forms Transferring the Form Data The POST method simulating servers : Server Simulation
post method : Form.method
$POSTMATCH (see $' variable)
PostScript, CGI programs with CGI Examples with PostScript Final PostScript Example: Analog Clock
pound sign (see #)
pound sign (#) for entities : Special text characters for name anchors Hyperlink Names and Navigation Linking Within a Document in URLs : The http document fragment
pow( ) : Math Object
pow() : Math.pow()
ppmtogif utility : Web Server Accesses
Pragma header CGI and Response Headers The "Expires" and "Pragma" Headers Pragma: no-cache
pragmas Global Declarations Pragmas use Packages, Modules, and Object Classes Switches The Standard Perl Library modules and : Modules
<pre> tags Preformatted text The <pre> Tag The style and class attributes The style and class attributes The style and class attributes
<PRE> tags : Executing External Programs
pre-extending arrays : Time Efficiency
precedence Functions Previous Perl Traps diagnostic messages : Diagnostic Messages key/value pair (hashes) : Hashes (Associative Arrays) logical operators : Logical and, or, not, and xor operator, table of : Operators regular expression matching : The rules of regular expression matching
precedence, operator : Operator Precedence + operator and : String Operators
preformatted text : Preformatted text <listing> tags : The <listing> Tag <pre> tags The <pre> Tag The style and class attributes The style and class attributes The style and class attributes <xmp> tags : The <xmp> Tag
$PREMATCH (see $` variable)
prepending directories to @INC : Switches
prepending elements to arrays : unshift
previous property History.previous Properties
primitive data types : Primitive Types and Reference Types
printing generated text : Printing and saving generated text multidimensional arrays Access and Printing Access and printing of an array of ... Access and printing of a hash of arrays Access and printing of an array of ... multidimensional hashes : Access and printing of a hash of hashes nested data structures : Debugger Commands print command Perl (UNIX, Windows, Macintosh) CGI Side Includes "here" documents : Creating Dynamic Home Pages print function print Awk Traps Time Efficiency printf function printf sprintf Time Efficiency
priority, process : setpriority
privacy (see security)
private variables (see local variables)
private webs : Beneath the World Wide Web
proc (keyword) : Tcl
procedures : Verbs
process returning priority of : getpriority
process group getpgrp setpgrp
process ID (pid) getting process group from : getpgrp returning : getppid returning with fork : fork
process identification number (PID) : A Gateway to an Oracle Database
processes error handling poermission for : IPC::Open3--Open a Process for Read... fork function : fork getting group for : setpgrp ID (pid) : open interprocess communication (IPC) : Cooperating with Other Processes killing : kill named pipes : Named pipes priority, setting : setpriority read/write permission for : IPC::Open2--Open a Process for Both... umask for : umask variables for : Global Special Variables waiting for : wait zombie : Signals
processing shell commands : Command Processing
$PROCESS_ID (see $$ variable)
program generators : Program Generation
programmers : Who Are the WebMasters?
programming errors Programming/System Errors Pipes and the open Command
programming for forms Passing parameters explicitly Forms Programming Handling POST Forms
programming languages AppleScript AppleScript (Macintosh Only) C (see C) C shell (see C shell) C++ (see C++) choosing Programming in CGI Visual Basic (Windows Only) Perl (see Perl) Tcl : Tcl (UNIX Only) typed versus untyped : Untyped Variables Visual Basic : Visual Basic (Windows Only)
programming style : Programming with Style
programming, object-oriented : Object-Oriented Programming
programs core dump of : dump executing : system exiting : exit
programs, CGI CGI Applications Some Working CGI Applications Running CGI Scripts access counters (see access counters) analog clock Final PostScript Example: Analog Clock Analog Clock animated clock Animated Clock animation Animation Server Push averaging system load System Load Average calendar manager Calendar Manager Graphics CGI side includes CGI Side Includes CSI Statements and Hidden Fields choosing language for Programming in CGI Visual Basic (Windows Only) Concentration game Game of Concentration debugging/testing How do I debug my Perl CGI program ... Debugging and Testing CGI Applications Set UID/GID Wrapper with CGI Lint tool : CGI Lint in Action with CGI Lint tool : CGI Lint--A Debugging/Testing Tool decoding forms in AppleScript AppleScript in C C/C++ C/C++ decoding using libcgi in C shell : C Shell (csh) in C Shell : C Shell (csh) in C++ C/C++ C/C++ decoding using libcgi in Perl Designing Applications Using Forms ... Combining Graphics and Queries in Tcl Tcl in Visual Basic Visual Basic digital clock Digital Clock Inserting Multiple Dynamic Images Digital Clock displaying text files : Extra Path Information embedding output from Executing CGI Programs Counting Days Until . . . external : Configuration FAQ for Why does my HTML page/form need a s... Is it true that /$user_variable/ is... to follow links randomly : Random Links for domain-access control[domain-based access control) : Restricting Access for Specified Domains guestbooks (see guestbooks) HTTP header (see HTTP headers) input to Introduction Examining Environment Variables malformed headers in : Malformed Header from Script output from Overview Complete (Non-Parsed) Headers for Perl 5 CGI Modules for Perl 5 Form Creation and Parsing with PostScript CGI Examples with PostScript Final PostScript Example: Analog Clock quiz/test forms Quiz/Test Form Application regular expressions Summary of Regular Expressions search/index gateways Search/Index Gateway server side includes Introduction Common Errors system load averaging Another Example: System Load Average
programs, external Configuration Executing External Programs
programs, external, including output of : exec
$PROGRAM_NAME (see $0 variable)
prompt attribute (<isindex>) : The prompt attribute
prompt( ) : Methods
prompt() Dialogs in onUnload() Windows and Frames Simple Dialogs Window.prompt()
properties, object Objects Object Properties for/in statement and : for...in names as strings : Objects as Associative Arrays prototype objects and : Object Prototypes reading from Window objects Security Holes and Security Hobbles Security Hobbles in Navigator 3.0 with statement and : with
properties, style Style Properties The white-space property JavaScript style sheets : JavaScript Style Sheet Properties
protocol name getting from protocol number : getprotobyname
protocol property URL.protocol Properties Properties
protocol specifiers http: : Object Model Differences
protocols : URLs name-number translations : getprotobynumber
prototype objects : Object Prototypes
prototype property Properties Properties for Function object : Function.prototype
prototypes : Prototypes
Proxy-Authentication header : Proxy-Authenticate
pseudo server side includes (see CGI side includes)
pseudo-classes, style : Style pseudo-classes
pseudo-literals (see input operators)
pseudo-random numbers : Math.random()
Public header : Public
purging (see deleting)
Purveyor server : Other Languages Under Microsoft Windows
push function : push
pushbuttons (see buttons)
put function : Using the Berkeley DB interface directly
PUT method : Other methods
pwd command (UNIX) : Time Efficiency
PWD environment variable : Cwd--Get Pathname of Current Workin...
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