FORMAT

NAME
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION

NAME

format - declare a picture format with use by the write() function

SYNOPSIS

format

DESCRIPTION

Declare a picture format with use by the write() function. For example:

format Something =
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$str, $%, ’$’ . int($num)
.

$str = "widget";
$num = $cost/$quantity;
$~ = ’Something’;
write;

See the perlform manpage for many details and examples.