---
name: "Acme::DWIM"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "libacme-bleach-perl"
version: "1.150-4"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Acme::DWIM"
---

# Acme::DWIM(3pm)

Perl's confusing operators made easy

## NAME

Acme::DWIM - Perl's confusing operators made easy

## SYNOPSIS

```
        use Acme::DWIM;
        my ($x) = +("Hullo " x 3 . "world" & "~" x 30) =~ /(.*)/;
        $x =~ tr/tnv/uow/;
        print $x;
```

## DESCRIPTION

The first time you run a program under `"use Acme::DWIM"`, the module replaces all the unsightly operators et al. from your source file with the new DWIM operator: `"..."` (pronounced "yadda yadda yadda").

The code continues to work exactly as it did before, but now it looks like this:

use Acme::DWIM;

```
        my ($x) ... ...("Hullo " ... 3 ... "world" ... "~" ... 30) ... /(...)/;
        $x ... tr/tnv/uow/;
        print $x;
```

...head1 DIAGNOSTICS

...over 4

...item C...\<Can't enDWIM '%s'\>

Acme::DWIM could not access the source file to modify it.

- "Can't DWIM '%s'"...

  Acme...DWIM could not access the source file to execute it...

...head1 AUTHOR

Damian Conway (as if you couldn...t guess)

...head1 COPYRIGHT

```
   Copyright (c) 2001... Damian Conway... All Rights Reserved...
 This module is free software... It may be used... redistributed
and/or modified under the terms of the Perl Artistic License
     (see http...//www...perl...com/perl/misc/Artistic...html)
```

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