=item mode
-In the context of the L<stat> syscall, refers to the field holding
+In the context of the L<stat(2)> syscall, refers to the field holding
the L</permission bits> and the type of the L</file>.
=item modifier
based on the value of the expression, do a multiway branch to the
appropriate piece of code for that value. Also called a "case
structure", named after the similar Pascal construct. See
-L<perlsyn/"Switch statements">.
+See L<perlsyn/Basic BLOCKs>.
=item symbol