=over =item pop ARRAY =item pop Pops and returns the last value of the array, shortening the array by 1. Has a similar effect to $tmp = $ARRAY[$#ARRAY--]; If there are no elements in the array, returns the undefined value. If ARRAY is omitted, pops the C<@ARGV> array in the main program, and the C<@_> array in subroutines, just like C. =back