Hackers' Pub

Syntax	Description	Examples
`"` keyword `"`	Finds the string within quotes, including spaces. Case-insensitive. (Escape quotes inside with `\"`)	`"Hackers' Pub"`
`from:` handle	Finds content written by the specified user.	`from:hongminhee` `from:hongminhee@hollo.social`
`lang:` ISO 639-1	Finds content written in the specified language.	`lang:en`
`#` tag	Finds content with the specified tag. Case-insensitive.	`#HackersPub`
condition condition	Finds content that satisfies both conditions on either side of the space (logical AND).	`"Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
condition `OR` condition	Finds content that satisfies at least one of the conditions on either side of the OR operator (logical OR).	`#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" lang:en`
`(` condition `)`	Combines the operators within the parentheses first.	`(#HackersPub OR "Hackers' Pub" OR "Hackers Pub") lang:en`

Slava Pestov @slava@mathstodon.xyz

12/24/2025, 11:50:31 PM

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If you have any remaining doubts that Perl is in fact the best programming language, ponder this: you can change array indexing to start from 1 (or any other integer, for that matter) simply by setting the magic variable $[

The special variable $[ is the current array base, ordinarily 0, as we mentioned. You can change it to 1 if you prefer the FORTRAN approach, and then $#whatever will be equal to @whatever. Most Perl programmers prefer to leave $[ at 0. Regardless, the following is always true:

whatever == $#whatever - $[ + 1;

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